Legislation concerning the environment

• Constitution of India
• Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
• The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981
• Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
• The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977
• Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules,2000
• The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
• The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
• The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002
• The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
• Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
• Biological Diversity Act, 2002

The right to a clean and a wholesome environment has been elevated to the status of a fundamental right. In the Rural Litigation & Entitlement Kendra Dehradoon vs. State of U.P. reported in All India Reporter 1985 Supreme Court 652, the Supreme Court held that the right to a clean environment is a part and parcel of the right under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.