Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 662 · Decided 14 May 2008
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 662 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 828
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4677/1985
- Decided
- 14 May 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, C.K. THAKKER, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Forest Conservation Act
Headnote
Environmental Laws: Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900 - ss. 3, 4 and 5 - D Notification dated 18th August, 1992 - Issued by State Gov- ernment under s.4, prohibiting activities contained in the said notification for 30 years- I.A. relating to land situated Effect of decision of this Court in the earlier M. C. Mehta 's case - Held: Decision of this Court in the earlier M. C. E Mehta's case dealt with applicability of the Conservation Act to areas treated as forest by the State Forest Department - This Court was not only examining the mining activity
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