Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 355 · Decided 5 May 2004
Deepak Nitrite LTD. v. State of Gujarat and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 355 · [2004] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 49
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1521/2001
- Decided
- 5 May 2004
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, G.P. MATHUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
DEEPAK NITRITE LTD. A V. ST ATE OF GUJARAT AND ORS. MAY 5, 2004 [S. RAJENDRA BABU, CJ. AND G.P. MATHUR, J.] B Environment Protection: Environment Protection Act, 1986: Section 3. Pollution Control- "Polluter-to-pay principle-Applicability of- C Held. Damages/compensation could only be awarded result in degradation of environment would not be correct-Since there was no such finding, High Court directed to further D investigate each of the cases-However, such investigation should not be as if it were in tort but an action in public law-A broad conclusion in this regard by the
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