Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 368 · Decided 31 August 1999
M.C.MEHTA v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 368 · [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 124
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 13381/1984
- Decided
- 31 August 1999
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, M. JAGANNADHA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Environment Protection Act
Headnote
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: Environmental pollution-Taj Trapezium Zone-Atmospheric pollution- C High levels-Natural gas-Refusal to accept-By industries in Agra-Held: For Zone I-(a) 53 iron foundries not agreeing to accept natural gas to be closed forthwith if not already closed as per with GAIL, but not accepted natural gas, to be closed by 15-9-1999; (c) As D and when these 29 industries take steps to receive natural gas they be allowed to function; (d) No coal/coke to be supplied after 15-9-1999 to those 78 cupola-based industries which have not installed the cupola
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