Environment Law
Our firm specializes in providing comprehensive legal counsel to companies navigating India’s intricate and evolving environmental law landscape. We offer strategic guidance across a broad spectrum of environmental regulations, ensuring our clients maintain full compliance and mitigate potential risks.
Our expertise extends to critical areas such as:
- Waste Management and Recycling: We advise on regulations governing various recycling initiatives, including those for plastic, e-waste, and battery waste. Furthermore, we provide counsel on the responsible management and disposal of hazardous waste generated by a diverse range of entities, including hospitals, clinics, and manufacturing industries. This encompasses compliance with rules related to collection, storage, transport, treatment, and disposal, as well as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations.
- Pollution Control: We offer expert advice on adherence to water and air pollution control norms, assisting clients with obtaining necessary consents and licenses from state pollution control boards, managing effluent and emission standards, and implementing pollution abatement technologies.
- Forest and Biodiversity Protection: Our services include guidance on compliance with forest and timber regulations, including those related to forest clearances for projects, conservation of biodiversity, and wildlife protection.
Chemical Safety: We provide counsel on the safe handling, storage, and transportation of chemicals, ensuring compliance with relevant acts and rules designed to prevent chemical accidents and protect human health and the environment.
Our services encompass a wide range of support for our clients, including:
- Regulatory Compliance: We assist clients in understanding and complying with all applicable environmental laws, rules, and notifications, including conducting environmental due diligence, drafting environmental policies, and advising on environmental clearances.
- Enforcement Actions: We represent clients in enforcement actions initiated by regulatory authorities, including responding to show cause notices, defending against penalties, and negotiating settlements.
- Civil Litigation: We handle civil litigation across all aspects of environmental and natural resources law, representing clients in environmental disputes, public interest litigations, and claims for environmental damage before various forums, including the National Green Tribunal (NGT), High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India.