Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1482 · Decided 13 December 1996
M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1482 · [1996] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 12
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 182/1996
- Decided
- 13 December 1996
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Environmental Law : Constitution of Indi'a, 1950 : Article 32. Public Interest Litigation-Ecology-Environmental Pollution-River Beas-Public Trust Doctrine-Grant of lease-Of reparian for est land for commercial purpose to private company which operated a Motel located at bank of River, by State was part of Indian Law-It extended to natural resources such as livers, forests, seashores, air etc. for purposes of protecting ecosystem-State Government committed breach of public trust-Prior sanction granted by Ministry of Environment and Forest and lease granted in favour of Motel
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