Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 575 · Decided 13 May 2022
Baiju K G & Ors v. DR V P Joy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 575 · [2022] 3 S.C.R. 569
- Case number
- CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 244/2021
- Decided
- 13 May 2022
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, SURYA KANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Contempt
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 32
Headnote
Contempt of Court - Writ petition filed by persons affected by the use of Endosulfan - Case of petitioners was that the use of toxic pesticide called Endosulfan led to spread of mental and physical ailments amongst residents of areas that use - The Court on 10.01.2017 had directed the State Government to compensate by distributing Rs.5 lakhs to each affected persons within three months - The Court had also directed the State Government to consider the feasibility of providing medical facilities and treatment for life
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