Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 273 · Decided 6 July 2012
Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 273 · [2012] 6 S.C.R. 489
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 657/1995
- Decided
- 6 July 2012
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, JASTI CHELAMESWAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Constitution Article 21, 47, 48A, 4BA
Headnote
A B Environmental law: Hazardous waste - Import of toxic waste - Ban on such imports - Writ petition challenging the C decision of the Ministry of Environment and Forests permitting import of toxic wastes in India under the cover of recycling; seeking direction to to ban all imports of all hazardous/toxic wastes; seeking amendment of the Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 D (H. WM.H. Rules) in conformity with the BASEL Convention and Articles 21, 47 and 48A of the Constitution; and for declaration that without adequate protection to
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