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Date: 2026-01-15 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

CPCB invites Applications for Empanelment of Advocates for Head Office, Delhi

Issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · Central Pollution Control Board

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**Executive Summary** The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) invites applications from eligible advocates for empanelment to represent the CPCB before various courts and tribunals in Delhi. The deadline for submitting applications in the prescribed format, along with supporting documents, is 6:00 PM on January 23, 2025. The application form is available on the CPCB website. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Objective:** Empanel advocates to represent CPCB before: * Hon'ble Supreme Court of India * Hon'ble Delhi High Court * Hon'ble National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench) * District Courts, Commissions & Tribunals (other than NGT-PB) in Delhi * **Application Process:** * Submit the application in the prescribed format, along with scanned supporting documents, to mscb.cpcb@nic.in. * Forward a hard copy of the application and documents to the Member Secretary at the CPCB address. * Application deadline: January 23, 2025, by 6:00 PM. * Application form: Available for download at https://www.cpcb.nic.in/ * **Criteria for Empanelment:** * **Supreme Court of India:** * Mandatory: Advocate-on-Record under Supreme Court Rules, 1966, with at least 8 years of professional experience before the Supreme Court. * Desirable: Already empanelled with Pollution Control Boards, Commissions, or government entities. * **High Court of Delhi:** * Mandatory: Advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of India with at least 6 years of professional experience. * Desirable: Already empanelled with Pollution Control Boards, Commissions, or government entities. * **National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench):** * Mandatory: Advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of India or State Bar Councils with at least 6 years of professional experience. * Desirable: Already empanelled with Pollution Control Boards, Commissions, or government entities; experience conducting cases on Environmental Laws in the National Green Tribunal. * **District Courts (Delhi Jurisdiction), Central Administrative Tribunal - Principal Bench:** * Mandatory: Advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of India or State Bar Councils with at least 4 years of professional experience. * Desirable: Already empanelled with Pollution Control Boards, Commissions, or government entities. * **Other Conditions:** * Initial empanelment is for three years or until further orders. * Performance will be reviewed periodically. * CPCB reserves the right to terminate empanelment at any time without assigning a reason. * Professional fees will be as per CPCB terms and conditions. * Existing CPCB panel advocates must re-apply. * Fulfilment of criteria does not guarantee empanelment or case entrustment. * The list of empanelled candidates will be uploaded to the CPCB website. **Impact Analysis** **Advocates** * **Impact:** Opportunity to represent CPCB before various courts and tribunals, potentially increasing their professional exposure and income. * **Action Required:** Review eligibility criteria, gather necessary documentation, complete the application form, and submit it by the specified deadline (January 23, 2025, 6:00 PM). **Existing CPCB Empanelled Advocates** * **Impact:** Must re-apply to remain on the CPCB's panel of advocates. * **Action Required:** Review eligibility criteria, gather necessary documentation, complete the application form, and submit it by the specified deadline (January 23, 2025, 6:00 PM). **Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)** * **Impact:** The CPCB will have a pool of empanelled advocates to represent the board in various legal proceedings. * **Action Required:** Review and process applications, conduct a screening process, and approve empanelled advocates.

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Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB): The primary issuer and subject of the notice, seeking to empanel advocates. Supreme Court of India: One of the courts where the empanelled advocates may represent CPCB. Delhi High Court: One of the courts where the empanelled advocates may represent CPCB. National Green Tribunal (NGT): One of the tribunals where the empanelled advocates may represent CPCB, specifically the Principal Bench. Delhi: Location of District Courts where the empanelled advocates may represent CPCB.
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CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD (Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change) Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar Delhi- 1 10032 CM-99/6/2024-LAW-HO-CPC B-HO Dated 15.01.2026 NOTICE FOR INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR EMPANELMENT OF ADVOCATES The Central Pollution Control Board is hereby inviting the Applications for empanelment of Advocates to represent Central Pollution Control Board before Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. Hon'ble Delhi High Court. Hon'ble National Green Tribunal – (Principal Bench) and District Courts. Commissions & Tribunals other than National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench) situated at Delhi. The eligible practicing Advocates may send their application in the prescribed format (annexed). along with all the supporting documents (scanned) through email to the Member Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board (mscb.cpcb@nic.in). The hard-copy of the Application shall also be forwarded to the Member Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan. East Arjun Nagar. Delhi-110032 within the stipulated time and date. 1-he last date of receiving duly filled Application in the prescribed format along with supporting documents is fixed on 23.01.2025 till 06.00 pm. The Application form may be downloaded from the website ofCPCB i.e. h.tIp$://mFWSPSb'nic.in/ CRITERIA FOR EMPANELMENT OF ADVOCATE FOR HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA, HON’BLE DELHI HIGH COURT, HON’BLE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL (PRINCIPAL BENCH) AND DISTRICT COURTS, COMIVIISSIONS & TRIBUNALS OTHER THAN NCT-PB SITUATED AT DELHI Court/Tribunal/Forum Mandatory Desirable Requirement Supreme Court of India Applicant Already • Should an empane11ed with Advocate on Pollution Control Record under Boards or Supreme Court Commission. Rules 1966 Central/State practlclrlg Government, before Hon’ble MoEF&CC. other Supreme Court Government of India Ministries • Not less than 08 Statutor) years Organisations professional PSUs andexperlerlce as an Central/State Advocate from Government the date of Departments . enrollment in Bar Council. 2. High Court of Delhi Applicant e Already • Should be an empanelled with Advocate Pollution Control enrolled with Boards or Bar Council of Commission India Central/State Not less than 06 Government • . years MoEF&CC. other Government professional experIence as an Ministries. Advocate from Statutory the date of Organisations. enrolment in PSUs and Bar Council. Central/State Government Departments. 3. National Green Applicant already • • Tribunal. Principal should be an empanelled with bench Advocate Pollution Control enrolled with Boards or Bar Council of Commission. India or State Central/State Bar Councils Government, Not less than 06 MoEF&CC. other • years Government Ministries. professional experIence as an Statutory Advocate from Organisations. the date of PSUs and enrolment in Central/State Bar Council. Government Departments. • Conducting cases on Environmental Laws in the National Green I'ribunal . 4. e ) c Jurisdiction). Central should be an I empanelled with Administrative Advocate Pollution Control Tribunal-PrinciDal I enrolled with BoardsBench- Delhi. Bar Council of Commission. Commissions and other India or State Central/State Tribunals (Delhi Bar Councils. Government. Jurisdiction). and member of MoEF&CC. other District Bar Government Association Ministries. Not less than 04 Statutory • years Organisations, professional PSUs and experIence as an Central/State Advocate from Government the date of Departments. enrolment in Bar Council. Other Conditions: 1. The initial empanelment will be for three years or until further orders whichever is earlier. Performance ofempanelled advocates shall be reviewed periodically. However, on completion of the term and satisfactory performance of the Advocate. the Board reserves the right to renew the empanelment. 9 The Board reserves the right to terminate the empanelment of any Advocate at any time without assigning any reason. 3. Professional fee will be as per the terms and conditions issued from time to time by CPCB 4 rhe Existing Advocates on panel of CPCB need to re-apply for empanelment. 5. Fulfilment of criteria for empanelment doesn-t give the right to applicant for empanelment . 6. The successful empanelment doesn't give the right for entrustment of cases/court matters to empanelled advocates. 7 The list of empanelled candidate will be uploaded on the website after the screening process completed by the Screening/Scrutinising Committee formed and approved by Competent Authority. CPCB. Member Secretary Central Pollution Control BoardCENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD (Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change) Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar Delhi-1 10032 APPLICATION FORM FOR EMPANELMENT AS CPCB PANEL ADVOCATE To. The Member Secretary Central Pollution Control Board Parivesh Bhawan. East Arjun Nagar Delhi- 110032 Sub: Empanelment of Advocates on CPCB panel in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. Hon’ble Delhi High Court. Hon'ble National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench) and District Courts. Commissions & Tribunals other than NGT-PB situated at Delhi Sir. Reference to your notice. dated 15.01.2026 uploaded on the website of CPCB. I intend to represent as Advocate for CPC:B. My particulars are given hereunder: S. no. Particulars Details Name Father's Name Date of Birth Address for correspondence e & Telephone No. (mobile. landline & email) 7. Educational Qualification (proof attached ) 8. Dateof enic)GirIIILinI&m & Bar Council (proof attached) Any other information Applying for CPCB panel In Hon'ble Supreme Court ofIndia. Hon'ble Delhi High Court. Hon-ble National Green Tribunal. District Courts (Delhi Jurisdiction). Central Administrative Tribunal- Delhi Bench. Other Tribunals and Commissions (Delhi Jurisdiction). Select the relevant Court/Forum) ( Field SDecialisati hi Number of©)8r–I;d–MijaniJ ii which applicant appeared as counsel with details of case (proof attached) nhbiimM Boards or Commission. Central/State Government MoEF&CC. other Government Ministries. 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