Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 329 · Decided 12 May 2000

M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath and ORS.

Court: Supreme Court of India
Citation: 2000 INSC 329 · [2000] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 389
Case number: WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 182/1996
Decided: 12 May 2000
Bench: S. SAGHIR AHMAD, DORAISWAMY RAJU (2-judge bench)
Case type: Writ / Constitutional
Acts & sections cited: Constitution Article 32, 226, 20, 21, 142; Environment Protection Act

Headnote

B Environmental Protection and Pollution Control: Constitution of India, 1950: c Articles 48-A, 51-A (g), 32 and 226-Environment and Ecology- Pollution and degradation of - "POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE"-lnvoking of-Notice issued to compalTJ' pursuant to the judgment of Supreme Court In a writ petition or PIL court can award damages not only for the restoration of the ecological D balance but also for the victims who have suffered due to ecological disturbance-However, court cannot impose pollution fine without a trial and without following the prescribed procedure under the

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