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CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. D.B.BORALKAR IN THE FIELD OF TECHNO-LEGAL MATTERS


  1. Expert Comments and Review of technical documents on the subject of Remediation of Hg-Contaminated Soil at Kodaikanal at the instance of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board during the years 2015-2018.

  2. Note on the issues for compliance regarding hazardous waste management in the matter of Writ Petition (Civil) 657 of 1995, Civil Original Jurisdiction, in the Supreme Court of India as per hearing dated 22.11.2017 prepared and submitted through the advocate of the Petitioner.

  3. Following is the extract from the Record of Proceedings in the Supreme Court of India on 24.03.2015:

    “4. Construction of TSDF/land fills and their continuous monitoring: Reports of the Monitoring Committee, in particular, of Claude Alvares and Dr. Boralkar, to be considered. Not all states/Uts have complied with the recommendations of the Monitoring Committee.”

    Reference: ITEM NO.1 COURT NO.12 SECTION PIL: S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A: RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. I.A. Nos.23, 40, 42, 43, 55, 56, 57, 63-70 in Writ Petition(s) (Civil) No(s).657/1995 RESEARCH FOUNDN. FOR SCIENCE Petitioner(s) VERSUS U O I & ORS. Respondent(s) (For clarification of Court's order and directions and exemption from filing O.T. and impleadment and placing addl. documents on record and office report) WITH C.A. No.7660/1997 (With Office Report) SLP(C) No.16175/1997 CONMT.PET.(C) No.155/2005 In W.P.(C) No. 657/1995 (With Office Report) Date : 24/03/2015 These applications were called on for hearing today. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.K. AGRAWAL.

  4. REPORT submitted on 30.07.2014 regarding the disposal of 212 containers of hazardous waste lying at JNPT by Dr. Claude Alvares and Dr. D. B. Boralkar – Independent Experts nominated by the Supreme Court. Reference: Order of the Supreme Court dated 18.2.2014 and subsequent orders in the matter of IA Nos. 23,40,42,55-57 & 63-69 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 657 of 1995.

  5. Provided techno-legal opinion, dated 19.07.2011, on the subject of ISSUES ARISING OUT OF HON’BLE JABALPUR HIGH COURT ORDER DIRECTING DISPOSAL OF M/S UCIL, BHOPAL‘S HAZARDOUS WASTE AT DRDO, NAGPUR. Submitted to the Regional Officer (HWM) MPCB.

  6. Extract from the Order of the Supreme Court of India, dated, 11.10.2011 based on Report submitted by Dr. D.B. Boralkar.:

    We direct the respondent, Union of India/Government of India to consider the report of the Monitoring Committee prepared by Dr. D.B. Boralkar and Dr. Claude Alvares, the directions contained at page 541 of the aforesaid judgment and a copy of the submissions filed on behalf of the writ petitioner on 21st September, 2011, and to prepare a note as to what steps have been taken to implement the directions and, if the same have not been implemented, as to why the same have not been implemented. While considering the aforesaid report and judgment, the Government of India shall also consider the other judgment in the same matter reported in (2005) 13 SCC 186.Reference: ITEM NO.4 COURT NO.2 SECTION PIL: S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A ; RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. WRIT PETITION (C) NO.657 of 1995 THE RESEARCH FOUNDNATION FOR SCIENCE Petitioner(s) TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL RESOURCE POLICY VERSUS U O I & ORS. Respondent(s) (With appln(s) for clarification of Court’s order and impleadment and direction and interim relief and clarification and further direction and stay and extension of time and office report) (For final disposal) WITH S.L.P.(C) NO.16175 of 1997 (With appln.(s) for ex-parte stay and impleading party) Civil Appeal No.7660 of 1997 (With office report) CONMT.PET.(C) No.155 of 2005 in W.P. (C) No.657 of 1995 (With appln.(s) for directions and office report) Civil Appeal Nos.8300-8301 of 2004 (With appln.(s) for impleading party) Date: 11/10/2011 These Petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALTAMAS KABIR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.L. GOKHALE.

  7. Supreme Court Monitoring Committee: Final Report of Dr. D.B. Boralkar and Dr. Claude, dated March, 2007 submitted in compliance of the Order dated 14.10.2003 in WP (Civil) 657 of 1995.

  8. Final Report of the High Powered Committee (HPC) on Management of Hazardous Wastes, March, 2001, Chairman, Prof. MGK Menon. Dr. D.B. Boralkar being one of the Members. The HPC was formed by the Supreme Court of India vide its order dated 13.10.1997

  9. The techno-legal opinion on query: WHETHER TRADERS ARE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE, IMPORT OR HANDLE THE HAZARDOUS WASTES EVEN FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING; QURRIEST: M/S MET TRADE INDIA LTD., DELHI. August, 2009.

  10. The techno-legal expert opinion on query: WHETHER TRADERS ARE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE, IMPORT OR HANDLE THE HAZARDOUS WASTES EVEN FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING. QURRIEST: Shri Gopal Krishna, New Delhi. April, 2010.

  11. Member of Indian Delegations deputed by the Government of India, in the Ministry of Environment & Forests during the year 1997-2003, to the United Nation’s Basel Convention on Control of Transboundry Movement of Hazardous Waste and the meetings of International Techno-Legal Expert Group there under.

  12. Assessing Authority for Maharashtra State under of Water (P&CP) Cess Act, 1977 and also the Member Secretary of the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (Being Member Secretary of MPCB. These are Quasi-Judicial functions.

  13. Copies of some orders are annexed for ready reference.[visit: http://www.boralkar.com/annexure_8.html]