Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 489 · Decided 18 October 2000
Narmada Bachao Andolan ETC. ETC. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 489 · [2000] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 94
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 319/1994
- Decided
- 18 October 2000
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, S.P. BHARUCHA, B.N. KIRPAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 102; Constitution Article 32, 226; Environment Protection Act Section 3
Headnote
c D Constitution of India-Articles 32 and 226-Public Interest litigation­ Scope of-No directions can be issued which are against legal provisions. Constitution of India-Articles 32 and 226-Judicial Review-Scope of-Courts cannot transgress into the field of policy decision-Government deciding cannot sit in appeal over the policy decision of the Government. Constitution of India-Articles 32 and 226-laches-Project for construction of dam approved 25 years ago-Huge investments made­ Petitioner agitating against construction since 1986-Writ Petition filed in 1994-Held, Petitioner
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