Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 285 · Decided 22 July 1999
M.C.MEHTA v. Union of India and ORS. Re:airports Authority of India LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 285 · [1999] 3 S.C.R. 1031
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4677/1985
- Decided
- 22 July 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
Environmental Law: Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: Environmental Protection-Pollution control-Hot Mix Plants-Setting up of-For resurfacing of airport runways-At JG! Airport-Held: A B c Environmental problem has to be balanced with the necessity of running an International Airport in the and the importance of Hot Mix procedure for strengthening D of airport runways and the fact that the Supreme Court had already given permission to CPWD to set up hot mix plants for 3 months for repairing roads in Delhi, Airport Authority has to be allowed to set up hot mix plants for resurfacing
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