Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 982 · Decided 2 September 2019
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 982 · [2019] 11 S.C.R. 1053
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 13029/1985
- Decided
- 2 September 2019
- Bench
- ARUN MISHRA, DEEPAK GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 32; Motor Vehicles Act Section 138
Headnote
Urban Development: Town planning - Problem of parking of motor vehicles - Held: Parking problem has arisen as there is an abject failure on the part of the Government and the Authorities to provide adequate public transport - Proper parking policies will lead to less pollution, less crime and a u/Art. 21 of the Constitution - Adequate parking arrangements need to be made at Transport Hubs (i.e. bus depots, railway stations, metro-stations, airports, etc.), at Institutional areas (i.e. Universities, Hospitals, Government buildings, Courts, etc.), and at Commercial areas (i.e. malls,
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