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Consider the following statements regarding the recent Supreme Court ruling on Pollution Control Boards (PCBs).
1.The Court recognised the power of PCBs to levy restitutionary damages under the Water Act, 1974, and the Air Act, 1981.
2.Their power extends to directing the stoppage or regulation of supply of electricity, water or any other service.
3.The judgment applied the polluter pays principle to focus on ecosystem restoration.
How many of the above statements are correct?