Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 87 · Decided 16 February 2006
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 87 · [2006] 2 S.C.R. 264
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4677/1985
- Decided
- 16 February 2006
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, B.N. SRIKRISHNA, R.V. RAVEENDRAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 32
Headnote
• . Constitution of India-Articles 21 and 32-Blatant and large-scale misuse c of residential premises for commercial use in Delhi-lack of enforcement of building and land use laws and orders of Courts for their implementation-- Held, rule of law is the essence of democracy-It has to be when misuse affects the environment and healthy living of the citizens- Implementation of the law to stop blatant misuse of land cannot be delayed D further--lt has to be stopped in a phased manner beginning with major violators-- Beginning has to be made to stop misuse on main roads of 80
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