Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 314 · Decided 6 May 2013
G. Sundarrajan v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 314 · [2013] 8 S.C.R. 631
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4440/2013
- Decided
- 6 May 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
A 8 Atomic Energy Act, 1962 - Nuclear Power Plant - Safeguarding of plants, radioactive materials and ensuring its physical security- Requirement of protecting life and property C of people including the environment - Balance to be struck b.etween developmental needs and environmental degradation Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) etc. for setting up of KKNPP- a nuclear power plant (NPP) at Kudankulam, D Tamil Nadu - Challenge to - Held: Nuclear energy is an important element in India's energy mix - KKNPP was set up as part of India's National Policy so as to develop, control
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