Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 492 · Decided 14 August 2020
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 492 · [2020] 10 S.C.R. 718
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4677/1985
- Decided
- 14 August 2020
- Bench
- ARUN MISHRA, BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, KRISHNA MURARI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 300A
Headnote
Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 - Present writ petition was filed in 1985 concerning issues like environment in Delhi, shifting of heavy industries, misuse of premises (including unauthorized construction) etc. - Supreme Court appointed Monitoring Committee in on misuse of the residential premises for unauthorized/commercial purpose - However, Monitoring Committee acting on a letter written by SDM also sealed residential premises on private land not used for commercial purpose - Propriety of - Held: Monitoring Committee could
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