Suggestion/Paper VI/Continued

Suggestion of essay type question for Paper VI ; M.A Part II

Category A (Most Important)

1. Describe various legislative measures for prevention and control of environmental

pollution in India.(inclusive of /part question: water act, Air act, Wild life Act, Indian
forest Act, Insecticide Act, atomic energy Act)

2. Discuss briefly the international developments for the protection of environmental

pollution.(Inclusive of Geneva Convention, Convention on oil pollution, UNCLOS,
Stockholm 72)

3. Comment on the various statutory enactment in India for curbing the

pollution(Inclusive of/part question: legal control on water/air/sound pollution/law of
Tort)

4. Discuss the factors for growth of environmental law in India.

5. Examine the various constitutional provision for control of environmental

pollution(inclusive of/part question: Role of 42nd Amendment/directive principles/Article
253/Fundamental Rights)

6. What do you mean by environmental auditing, what is the objective of

environmental auditing?

7. Discuss about the forest policy in India in 5 year Plans.(or forest policy in plan
period)

8. Critically examine the industry’s role as polluters and its obligation as stated in
constitutional acts.(inclusive of /part question: industrial pollution/the limitation of
industrial activity as stated in water act/air act)

9. Discuss in detail about the intricacies of Factories Act(or/inclusive of: Factory Act
1948-Comment/industries, development and regulation act 1951)

10. Justice Kuldip Singh delivered the Calcutta tanneries judgment on the eve of his
retirement—Discuss in detail

11. Discuss in detail about the Ganga Pollution Case

12. Role of Judiciary in saving Environment(inclusive/or/part question: Lucas stand,

Ratlam Municipal Case, role of criminal laws, judicial activism)

13. Discuss the role and nature of NGO in environmental protection

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14. Briefly discuss the history of NGO environmental movements in International level.
(inclusive of NGO in UN)

15. Comment on the different norms of international environmental laws.

16. Short Note:

i) Indigenous people-role in our society.
ii) Framework Convention on Climate Change

17. Short Note

i) Bhopal Gas tragedy
ii) Birangana Religious Society Case

18. Short Note

i) Environment policies in the 90s.
ii) Role of local bodies in preventing pollution/municipal and corporation act

Category B

19. The role of British Raj in pollution eradication.(inclusive of “during the British Raj
the year 1860 is the landmark period in the history of legal control on environmental
pollution –discuss.”/criminal procedure 133/criminal procedure 144)

20. Discuss about the environmental policies adopted in pre independence India.

21. Short Note

i) Delhi Gas leak Case
ii) Dereservation of protected areas.