Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 188 · Decided 18 March 2004
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 188 · [2004] 3 S.C.R. 126
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4677/1985
- Decided
- 18 March 2004
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, H.K. SEMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21; Environment Protection Act
Headnote
Environmental Laws: Environment (Protection) Act, 1986/Air (Prevention and Control of C Pollution) Act, 1974/Water (Prevention and Control of Poilution) Act, 19741 Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980/Constitution of India, 1950; Article 21: D Writ petition for stopping mining activity in the vicinity Court to Expert Environment Agencies/Institutions to suggest ways and means for preventing and controlling pollution in the sensitive ecological region of the border area-Compliance thereto by the authorities concerned to control mining operations in the area to the extent it adversely
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