Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 952 · Decided 28 August 1996
Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 952 · [1996] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 241
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 914/1991
- Decided
- 28 August 1996
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, FAIZAN UDDIN, K. VENKATASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Environment Protection Act Section 3(3)
Headnote
WELFARE FORUM A v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. AUGUST 28, 1996 [KULDIP SINGH, FAIZAN UDDIN AND K. VENKATASWAMI, JJ.) B Environmental Law : Constitution of India, 1950 : Altic/es 21, 47, 48-A and 51-A(g). En­ vironmental pollution-Caused by tannelies-Untreated effluent by tanneries C in State of : even though such indust1ies were of vital impo1tance to count1y, they could not be pennitted to continue their production unless pollution control devices were set up by, them-Having regard to pollution caused by them, principle of Sustainable D Development had to be accepted as a
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