Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 676 · Decided 10 May 1996
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 676 · [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 796
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4677/1985
- Decided
- 10 May 1996
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, FAIZAN UDDIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Environmental Law: Pollution control and preservation of environment-Tourist resorts of C Badkal Lake and Surajkund in State of Haryanrr-Enviro111nent effected by air and noise pollution caused by stone cursher, pulven·sers and n1ining operations in the sun-ounding area-Writ petition filed reports from Haiyana Pollution Control Board and the National Environmental Enginee1ing Research Institute-Held, in order to D preserve environment and control pollution within the vicinity of two tourist reso1ts, it would be reasonable to direct the stoppage of mining activity within two km.
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