Supreme Court of India

In Re: Noise Pollution - Implementation of the Laws for Restricting Use of Loudspeakers and High Volume Producing Sound Systems v..

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Bench R.C. Lahoti J.

Decided 18 July 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that a method as proposed by the learned Amicus Curiae, of fixing the maximum chemical composition for each and every firecracker, keeping in mind the limit of 125dB(AI) as the D maximum permissible limit, should be adopted.

Judgment, page 49

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 21 and 19(/)(a)-Right to live in freedom from noise pollution-Held, is a fundamental right protected by Article 21-Noise pollution beyond permissible limits is an in-road on that right-Right of freedom of speech and expression under Art.19(/)(a) is not absolute and cannot be pressed to defeat Art.21. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, /9BJ-Section 2(a) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986-Sections 2(c) and 2(b)-Noise pollution-What is-Held: Disturbance produced in environment by undesirable sound of various kinds is "noise pollution"-Words and…

Authorities it was built on

1959 The Management of Ranipur Colliery v. Bhuban Singh and Others cited by 37
1989 I.J. Assistant Collector of Customs & Ors. v. Bibhuti Bhushan Bagh & Anr. cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2016 Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Ministry of Law & Ors. relied on
2015 Anirudh Kumar v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors. relied on
2024 Nipun Malhotra v. Sony Pictures Films India Private Limited & Ors. referred to
2024 Association for Democratic Reforms & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2020 Amish Devgan v. Union of India and Others referred to
2024 Nara Chandrababu Naidu v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. mentioned
2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal and Another v. Naz Foundation and Others mentioned

Of those, 3 relied on · 3 referred to · 2 mentioned

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