As per the provision under section 28 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and section 31 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, every State Government should constitute Authority to hear appeals preferred against the order made by their respective State Pollution Control Board. Accordingly, Govt. of Odisha in Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department have constituted these Appellate Authorities, since 2002.

Recently, the State Government has appointed Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. K. Sahoo, Judge of High Court of Orissa, as the Chairman of the Appellate Authorities with Retired Govt. Officials from different field as Expert/ Technical Members, vide Notification No.23155/FE&CC, dt.28.11.2024 and No.23162/FE&CC, dt.28.11.2024 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, respectively.

The court and office of the Appellate Authorities are functioning at Toshali Bhawan, A-2 Block, 2nd Floor, Satya Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751007.