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The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

Appeal

In force From 19 Nov 1986 Act 29 of 1986 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 29 of 1986 Ministry Environment, Forest and Climate Change Enacted 23 May 1986 In force 19 Nov 1986 Instruments 1

Section 15D of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 deals with appeal. Whoever aggrieved by the order, passed by the adjudicating officer under this Act may prefer an appeal to the National Green Tribunal established under section 3 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (19 of 2010). The Act came into force on 19 Nov 1986.

1[15D. Appeal--(1) Whoever aggrieved by the order, passed by the adjudicating officer under this Act may prefer an appeal to the National Green Tribunal established under section 3 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (19 of 2010).

(2) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be filed within sixty days from the date on which the copy of the order made by the adjudicating officer is received by the aggrieved person.

(3) The Tribunal may, after giving the parties to the appeal an opportunity of being heard, pass such order as it thinks fit, confirming, modifying or setting aside the order appealed against.

(4) Where an appeal is preferred against any order of the adjudicating officer under sub-section (1), such appeal shall not be entertained by the Tribunal unless such person has deposited with the Tribunal ten per cent. of the amount of the penalty imposed by the adjudicating officer.]

Section 15D, The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (Act 29 of 1986).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. National Green Tribunal Act s. 3 Establishment of Tribunal

Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 15D

What does Section 15D of the Environment (Protection) Act deal with?

Section 15D of the Environment (Protection) Act is headed "Appeal". [15D. Appeal--(1) Whoever aggrieved by the order, passed by the adjudicating officer under this Act may prefer an appeal to the National Green Tribunal established under section 3 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (19 of 2010).

How do I find court cases under Section 15D of the Environment (Protection) Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Environment Act 15D, section 15D Environment Act, section 15D of the Environment (Protection) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 15D of the Environment (Protection) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on National Green Tribunal Act 3 (Establishment of Tribunal), so none of them can safely be read on its own. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently SO 418(E) dated 18-07-2024-Draft Notification for Amendment in EIA Notification 2006 (2024).

When did Section 15D of the Environment (Protection) Act come into force?

Section 15D of the Environment (Protection) Act, cited as Environment Act 15D, came into force on 19 Nov 1986, having been enacted on 23 May 1986. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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