This document provides information about a course on the Administration of Natural Resources offered at ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad for the 2022-23 academic year. The course aims to provide knowledge about natural resources, their depletion, administration and regulation. It will cover international conventions, Indian policies and legislation, the importance of natural resources, conservation measures, sustainability, and disaster management. The course will include lectures, tutorials, guest lectures and evaluations. Students will be expected to actively participate, attend a minimum of 75% of classes, and submit assignments on time.

1. ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad
ONLINE/OFFLINE Teaching Format
Course Hand Out
Academic Year – 2022-23
(Class of 2022)
Course Name: Administration of Natural Resources
Course Code: AT 332
Semester: VIII
Faculty Name: Mr. D.V.N.Murty
Mobile No: 9121097900
Email: dvnmurty@ifheindia.org
Objectives:
The objective of the course is to provide inputs relating to various components of natural
resources, relation between natural resources and living beings, the reasons for the gradual
depletion of resources. It is also aimed to enlighten the students about the administration of
natural resources, regulation of usage of natural resources and the framework of legislature and
judiciary. It also aims to enlighten the students about sustainable development concept, policy
and governance for conservation and restoration of natural resources.
Learning Outcome
Students on the completion of this course will get knowledge about the natural resources
available within the earth. They will be able to identify and classify the natural resources, how
they are protected. The students will also be well versed with the conventions and legislations for
the natural resources at the international and national level respectively and it protection
andconservation through the judicial decisions. Students will also be aware of different
authorities and agencies working in the field of protection of the natural resources.
Recommended Text Books and Reference Books : (R B )
S.No. TEXT BOOK AUTHOR / PUBLICATION
1. Forest Governance and Sustainable
Resource Management
Irshad A. Khan, Sage Publications, February, 2019.
2. Encyclopedia of Environment and
Pollution
R.S. Bedi and A.S. Bedi, Orient Law House, New
Delhi, 1st edition, 2002.

2. 3. Introducing Natural Resources Graham Park, Edinburgh publications, 2016.
4. International Handbook on Pollution
Control
Edward Kormandy
5. Natural Resource Administration Donald Sparling, Elsevier, Academic Press, 2014
6. Energy Law and Policy in India NawneetVibhav, Lexis Nexis
7. Environment and Public Trust Doctrine P. Satyanarayana Prasad IUP, 2008, 1st ed.
8. Natural Resources Management in
India- Background Study for the
Swedish Country Strategy for India-
2003-2007
Disa Sjobolom and Ajay Raj, Sida Publications, 2003
9. Natural Resources Conservation Law Sairam Bhat, Sage Publications, 2010
10. Natural Resources Management 11th
Five Year Plan (2007-2012)
Report by the Working Group, Planning Commission,
Government of India.
11. Environmental Laws Legal Manual,
2015
National Green Tribunal.
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS: (S.R.)
1. Realizing the People's Right to Natural Resources, Duruigbo Emeka, Seton Hall Journal
of Diplomacy and International Relations, Vol. 12, No. 1, Winter 2011.
2. Permanent Sovereignty and Peoples' Ownership of Natural Resources in International
Law, Duruigb Emeka, The George Washington International Law Review, Vol. 38, No.
1, January 1, 2006.
3. Governing Natural Resources for Peace: Lessons from Liberia and Sierra Leone,Beevers
Michael D, Global Governance, Vol. 21, No. 2, April-June 2015.
4. The Management of Natural Resources: An Overview and Research Agenda, GEORGE
Gerard, Vol. 58, Iss. 6, Academy of Management Journal, 2015.
5. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues, R. Kapur, Journal of Ecosystems and
Ecograph, 2016; Vol. 196. Iss. 6.
6. Scientific Endeavour for Natural Resource Management in India; N. Lenka,
SangeetaLenka and A.K. Biswas; Current Science Journal; 2015; Vol. 108 Iss. 1.

3. 7. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in
High Altitude Society in Kumaun Himalaya, India; Nehal A. Farooque, B.S. Majila and
C.P.Kala, Journal of Human Ecology, 2017, Vol. 16. Iss. 1
8. Medicinal Plants in Himachal Pradesh, North Western Himalaya India; Samant;
International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management,
2010; Vol. 3 Iss. 4.
9. Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity Conservation: A Case Study from ByansVallley
in Kailash Sacred Landscape, India; Vikram S. Negi; Journal of Environmental Planning
and Management, 2017; Vol. 61. Iss. 10.
10.Woman and Natural Resources Management: A Study of Communities of Practice prevailing
in woman farmers Community for Management of Water and Forests of Lesser
Himalayan Region in India; Karuna Joshi and NeelamBhardwaj, International Journal of
Advanced Research, (2015), Vol. 3 Iss. 7.
Course Outline:
Sl.
No
No.
of
Ses
sio
ns
Topic Key Concepts Text
Book
Materia
l to use
Chapter
Reading
/Videos
Learning Outcome
1. 5
Introduction Evolution of the earth-
Charles Darwin Theory
— Existence of earth —
Meaning and concepts of
natural resources —
Composition and
classification of biosphere
– land, water, air,
minerals, glaciers,
perennial rivers —
National and International
Scenario – Need for
administration of natural
resources and economic
importance.
R.B. 3
Ch- 1 Pg.1-2
Ch- 3
Pg-3-10
https://yout
u.be/f14oB
aPNhdc
On completion of
the Unit, students
will learn how the
earth evolved and
what are the
natural resources
available in the
earth.

4. 2. 6
International
Scenario for
the
protection
and
conservation
of Natural
Resources
Major National
Regulations—
Environmental Quality
Standards, Conventions
on Natural Resources—
Vienna Convention for
the Protection of Ozone
Layer, (1985), Protocol
on Substances that
deplete the Ozone Layer
(Montreal 16th
September,1987), Kyoto
Protocol to the
UNFCCC, 1997,
Convention on the
Conservation of
Antarctica Marine Living
Resources 1980, United
Nations Convention on
the Laws of the Sea,
(UNCLOS) 1982, IUCN
Red Listing process for
Conservation and
Categorisation- land and
forest, Non- Legally
binding authoritative
statement of Principles,
Conservation and
Sustainable
Development of all types
of Forest 1992, Basal
Convention on the
Control of Trans-
boundary Movements of
Hazardous wastes and
their disposal,
Convention on Nuclear
Safety Transnational
Environmental
Policies—India and its
Neighbouring Countries.
R.B . 2
S.R. 2 &
3
R.B. 2
Pg. 1389,
1408, 1535,
1559,
Students will be
able to identify the
major
international
declarations, and
its related
Covenants for the
protection of
natural resources.

5. 3. 6
Policy and
Strategy —
Before and
After
Independenc
e
Early environmental
legislation—
Environmental Policy in
1970’s, liberalisation and
economic approaches,
Solar Power Policy,
Water policy, Land
Pooling Policy, National
Forest Policy, Reports of
the Law Commissions,
Natural Resource
Efficiency Policy, 2019
(Draft) as proposed
R.B. 6
R.B. 10
Chap- 8
The whole
plan
On conclusion of
this Unit, students
will be able to
understand how
the natural
resources were
administreded
before and after
independence.
4. 6
Legislative
framework
Constitutional Provisions-
Fundamental Rights,
Fundamental Duties,
Directive Principles of
State Policy—
Environment
legislations—
Environment Protection
Act, Water Act, Air Act,
Mining Act, Biodiversity
Act, Forest Rights Act,
Atomic Energy Act,
Geospatial science for
environment– basics of
remote sensing,
electromagnetic radiation,
radiation laws, platforms
and sensors, IUCN Red
listing process for
conservation
categorization – land and
forest, Ozone Depletion
R.B. 9
S.R. 1
S.R 2
S.R 5
Ch- 2, Part I
Pg. 37- 69
Part- II- Pg.
70-90
Ch. 3 Pg.
92-171
Ch. 4 Pg.
174-261
Ch. 6 Pg.
311-353
Students on the
completion of this
unit will be aware
of the legislations
that are legislated
for the
administration,
protection and
conservation of
natural resources.

6. Substances (Regulation
and Control) Rules, 2000,
Administration of natural
resources Education
program development.
5. 6
Importance
and Impact
of Natural
Resources
Importance of different
components—Energy and
mineral resources, forests,
water, ozone layer Air
waves, utility for the
development of
mankind— Specifically
in Indian scenario— The
impact—indiscrete use of
natural resources,
depletion of the resources:
industrialisation,
Population explosion,
over consumption of
fossil fuels, deforestation,
mining of minerals and
oil, soil erosion, non-
usage of renewable
resources, Perpetual
resources versus
exhaustibility.
R.B 8
R.B 10
S.R. 1,2
& 7
Natural
Resources
Managemen
t in India-
Background
Study for
the Swedish
Country
Strategy for
India-2003-
2007
Natural
Resources
Managemen
t 11th Five
Year Plan
(2007-2012)
On completion of
this Unit, students
will be able to
analyse the
importance of
individual
resources and the
impact it has got
on the mankind
due to its
indiscrete use.
6. 6
Regulatory
and
Preventive
Measures
Authorities constituted
under various enactments
and their functioning.
NGT—its authority and
function, Role of
Judiciary with regard to
administration of natural
resources—Precautionary
Principle, Absolute
Liability, Polluter Pays
Principle, Doctrine of
Intergenerational Equity,
Public Trust Doctrine,
R.B. 4
R.B. 7
R.B. 10
S.R. 5
S.R. 6
S.R. 7
Pg. 325
NGT-
Pg. 91- 115
On completion of
this unit Students
will know about
landmark cases
decided by the
NGT, Supreme
Court and High
Courts. Students
will also learn
about the agencies
that are there for
the conservation
and enhancement
of natural
resources.

7. Community Conservation
and Rural Development,
Administration of natural
resources, Education
Programme Development.
7 6
Sustainabili
ty of
natural
resources.
Alternative renewable
and non-renewable
resources—Individual
Components—Land,
Water Air, Fossil Fuels,
Minerals— Sustainable
Development—
Moratorium on excess
usage, comprehensive
integrated development
of multiple natural
resources, Common
Property Resources,
carbon trading—
Promoting Sustainable
Development—
economic and financial
incentives and fund flow,
Environment
Information System
(ENVIS)-- Six R’s
principle to drive
resource efficiency and
refers to – reduce, reuse,
recycle, refurbish,
redesign,
remanufacture.Natural
Resource Efficiency
Authority, 14000 Series,
ESM.
Online
source
Online
source
Students on the
conclusion of this
unit will learn
about the 6 R’s
principles 14000
series and ESM.
8. 7
The
Disaster
Manageme
nt.
Meaning—Need—
Natural Calamities—
Drought, Flood,
Earthquake, Volcanos,
Forest Fires—Disaster
Management Act, 2005,
Disaster Management
Action plan, role played
Students will be in
a position to see
the criminal law
from the lens of
human rights and
will be able to
draw a line of
human rights
where it is

8. by it in the conservation
of natural resources.
Authorities and agencies
for Disaster
Management, their
constitution,
composition, tenure and
functions. Disaster
Management Act, Policy
and Rules (2010),
NDMA guidelines UN:
Disaster Management
and Coordination,
disaster assessment and
coordination team
(UNDAC).
available to the
victims and to the
accused.
Total 48
Tuto
rials
10
Gues
t
Lect
ures
2
Total 60
List of Latest Cases :
1. Prem Narayan@ PremVerma v. Union of India, Habeas Corpus: 27130/2019.
2. Shajan K, John v. Government of Kerala, NFA (Forest) 22/2013 decided in Oct. 2019
3. Maritime Vanguard Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai v. ACIT; ITA no. 6642/2018
4. State of Tamil Nadu v. State of Karnataka, OS No. 1/ 2018 decided on 14th Nov. 2019
5. M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath (1997) 1SCC 388
6. Union Carbide Corporation v. U.O.I, AIR 1990 SC 273
7. Vellore Citizen’s Forum v. U.O.I, AIR 1996 SCC 212.
8. Rural Litigation Entitlement Kendra v. State of UP, AIR 1987 SC 1037
9. Vanashakti and 4 Ors v. Union of India and 11 Ors, Writ Petition No. 1487 OF 2019

9. 10. Gian Chand and Others V. Secretary and Others, Civil Revision No. 252 of 2018
Expectations from Students:
a. Students must report to the respective sessions well before the announced time. Late
comers will not be permitted to join the class after five minutes of the scheduled time.
b. Read the relevant chapter(s) and Case Study / material and come well prepared to the
class for discussions as indicated in the course plan by the faculty.
c. In the class discussions student is expected to participate actively and contribute to
individual and group learning. Evaluation is based on active meaningful participation.
d. The participation has to be relevant and meaningful. “Speaking for speaking’s sake” will
be counter- productive. Participation by just repeating a point made or picking on what
someone has said will also be counter-productive.
e. Evaluation is a continuous process at ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad. Every student
needs to be aware of the timelines given in the section below. Absence from these
evaluations will mean non awarding of marks in that particular component.
f. Wherever applicable, group assignments require each student to contribute to the group
effort. This enhances group effectiveness and leads to greater appreciation of working in
groups.
g. The Students should come in uniform, otherwise they will be marked absent. Do not
roam in the academic area/ attend classes in chappals / shorts / informal t-shirts.
h. Students are expected to show high regard and appreciation for class discipline and desist
from using mobile phones/electronic gadgets/mechanical devices. This disturbs the class
ambience and unnecessarily diverts attention of other students as well as the faculty
member. To avoid these, mobile phones should be switched off inside the classroom.
i. Utilize the scheduled consultation hour to meet the faculty time and clarify doubts if any,
seek explanations and get mentored if needed.
j. Attendance is compulsory in all sessions. Minimum required 75 percentage
of attendance has to be followed by each student. Failure in fulfilling
minimum attendance requirement will result in stoppage from
writing/attempting mid- term or end-term exams.
 Five (5) Marks for attendance will be given as below-
Attendance
percentage
Marks allotted
96-100 5
91-95 4
86-90 3
81-85 2

10. 75-80 1
Less than 75% 0
k. Students have to submit their assignments on the due date informed by the
faculty. For this no extension of time will be given.
Honour Code:
Unfair practices in tests and plagiarism in assignments / project work will straight
away entail a ZERO to all involved parties.
Class Organization
Class Representative
Two among you will be selected by consensus as Class Representative for each
course. She/he will be responsible for class room arrangements, dealing with
academic office, for communicating information from faculty to the class and
otherwise, also to collect all assignments / project works and deliver them to
faculty. He will be the bridge between the faculty and the students of the class and
responsible for the discipline in the class. If found unable to function, he/she will be
replaced by the faculty of the course.
Class Discipline
 Students must occupy their seats before faculty comes in and remain seated
until the end of the class.
 Use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited in the class. If found using or
holding the cell phones the faculty may send them out of the class.
 Students are free to ask questions/doubts/clarifications in the class on topics
under discussion. For other doubts, they should meet faculty during consulting
hours.
 No Student is allowed to enter or exit the class rooms during the proceedings of
sessions, if so, the student shall be treated as absent on such date. If repeated
more than twice he/she shall be subjected to absent for 5 days in the concerned
subject.
Evaluation Timelines
Keeping in line with continuous evaluation at ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad the
following schedules have been drawn. Students are expected to go through the dates /
sessions mentioned and prepare accordingly.
Component
Number
Componen
t
Expected slot / due
date
Marks
declaration
by
Wei
ght
age
Syllabus

11. NCP I Internal
Assessment
12-02-2022 15-02-2022 15 I-III
NCP II Mid Term 28-02-2023 Within 72 hrs
from the date
of completion
of the subject
exam.
20 I-V
NCP III Internal
Assessment
10-04-2021 10-04-2021 15 I-VII
End Term End Term 02-05-2021 Within 72 hrs
from the date
of completion
of the subject
exam.
50 20% mid
& 30%
end
syllabus
The final grade will be declared after the end-semester examinations following the above
given weightage formula. Before the student takes the end semester examination, he/she
should be aware of the progress in the course up to an extent of 50 marks. There will not
be any make-up tests for evaluation tests.
Brief profile of the Faculty Member:
I am D.V.N. Murty, working as a Faculty Associate in here since July, 2017. Holding an
academic career in Integrated BA.LLB in the year 2012 and Masters of law in Human
Rights in the year 2014 both from Utkal University, Odisha, I worked as a lecturer in law
from February 2015 to July 2017 at Madhusudhan Law College (Now University), Cuttack,
Odisha and during that period of my lectureship I dealt with the Human Rights, Property
Laws, Media Law, and Constitutional Law. I also had been a visiting faculty to SAI
International School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha and during the period July 2016 to July 2017
and dealt with Legal Studies subject for 12th standard Students in the Commerce Stream. I
also worked as a Junior Research Associate in the Centre for Child Rights at National Law
University, Odisha, Cuttack from February 2017 to July 2017. Presently I am pusing my
Ph.D in Law on Child Rights from KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. As a student
of Human Rights I have dealt with cases of human rights violation and filed cases in the
Odisha State Human Rights Commission and got a decision for two cases. I write articles
for Human Rights Journals. I also have a Publication in the Legal Mirror on the rights of the
tribals’ vis-à-vis land acquisition. Attended two International conferences and several

12. National conferences