Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 498 · Decided 18 July 2011
Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of India & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 498 · [2011] 9 S.C.R. 146
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 967/1989
- Decided
- 18 July 2011
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, H.L. DATTU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
Headnote
C ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: Abuse of process of law - Chemical industries causing damage to the ecology by throwing untreated toxic sludge in the open - Toxic substances percolated deep into the bowels 0 of earth polluting the acquifers and the sub-terrain supply rendering the soil unfit for cultivation - Supreme Court by its judgment dated 13.2.1996 directing to close down the industrial units and attachment of their plants, machinery and all other immovable assets as also directing remediation E at the cost of the polluters industrial units - By order
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