NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL AND IN RE NOISE POLLUTION CASE.

Like water and air pollution, noise pollution plays a vital role for the degradation of the environment. Exposed to high level of noise will have detrimental effect to human health. In Indian society, noise is associated with many facets of life, for example, family ceremonies, religious ceremonies, community celebrations, partying and gathering, et cetera. Indian Constitution not only protects the rights related to freedom of speech and expression, but also protects the right to life which can be enjoyed the in its full extent when the environment is pollution free. For the control of water and air pollution the legislations, such as, Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 are available. Similarly, for the control of noise pollution the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 is also available in India. The present article examines the scope of in re noise pollution case regarding control and regulation of noise pollution in India.