Pollution board notice
“I got a show-cause notice from the pollution board with 15 days to reply. What should the reply say?”
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Got a pollution board notice, a closure order, a clearance problem or pollution next door? Tell us what has happened. An advocate reads your question and calls you back with a straight answer.
- Read by an advocate, not a call centre
- Reply usually in 1 to 2 working days
- Kept confidential, never published
- Free, with no obligation to hire us
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How it works
Three steps to a clear answer
No sign-up and no payment. Just tell us what is going on.
Ask your question
Write what has happened in a few lines. Mention the date on any notice or order, and any hearing date.
An advocate reads it
Advocate B.K. Singh or Advocate Sadhna Singh goes through your question personally.
We call you back
You hear what the law says, how much time you have and what to do next. Hiring us is your choice.
What people ask us
Questions we answer every week
Factory owners, builders, hospitals, housing societies and residents ask us questions like these. Yours does not have to fit any of them.
Closure or power cut
“The board has ordered our unit closed and the electricity has been cut. How do we get it restored?”
Consents and clearances
“Does our 25,000 sq m housing project need environmental clearance, and who grants it?”
Compensation demand
“We have been asked to pay environmental compensation for a period we were not even running. Can we challenge it?”
Pollution near you
“A factory next to our society burns waste at night. Where do we complain, and what if nothing happens?”
NGT case or appeal
“The time to appeal a board order is almost over. Can we still file in the National Green Tribunal?”
Who answers
Your question goes to one of our two advocates
We are a small practice, so the advocate who reads your question is the one who would handle your matter.
Advocate B.K. Singh
Founder & Principal Advocate · MCA, LL.B., LL.M.
More than twenty years at the Bar before the Supreme Court, the High Courts and the National Green Tribunal.
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Advocate Sadhna Singh
Partner · M.A., LL.B.
Often the first to read a new question. She goes through the papers and drafts the replies, applications and appeals that follow.
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Before you ask
Short answers to what people usually want to know about this free question service.
Is it really free to ask?
Yes. Asking your question and getting a first view from an advocate costs nothing, and you are under no obligation. If your matter then needs a reply, an application, an appeal or a hearing, we tell you the fee in writing before any work starts.
Who reads my question?
Advocate B.K. Singh or Advocate Sadhna Singh reads every question personally. There is no call centre and no chatbot in between.
How soon will I hear back?
Usually within one or two working days. If a notice, hearing or appeal deadline is only a few days away, call or WhatsApp us instead so we can look at it the same day.
What can I ask about?
Anything to do with environmental law in India: pollution board notices and closure orders, consent to establish or operate, environmental clearance, compensation demands, pollution near your home, STP and sewage problems, builders ignoring the rules, EPR, waste, groundwater and tree permissions, and cases or appeals before the National Green Tribunal.
Will my question be published?
No. This form sends your question only to our advocates. Your name and number are not published and are used only to reply to you.
Is the free answer legal advice?
It is a first view based on what you tell us. To give a firm opinion we need to see the notice, order or other papers. An advocate-client relationship starts only when you decide to engage us.
Can I send documents?
Not through this form. When we call you back, we will tell you how to share the notice or order by WhatsApp or email.
I am not in Delhi NCR. Can you still help?
Yes. Our offices are in Dwarka (New Delhi) and Vaishali (Ghaziabad), and we advise clients across India by phone and video. The NGT sits in New Delhi, Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai.
Is a deadline only a few days away?
Do not wait for a call back. Call or WhatsApp us now and we will look at your notice or order today.
