Landmark case · Environmental Law · Semester 1
Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of India
(1996) 3 SCC 212 · Supreme Court of India
Polluter pays was applied to chemical-industry pollution.
From topic
Sectoral statutes and the National Green Tribunal — Unit III, Environmental Law.
Related sections:
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, 3–5 — Central Government powers
- Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, 19–22 — Air pollution control areas and restrictions
- National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, 14–15 — Jurisdiction and relief
- Biological Diversity Act, 2002, 3–7 — Access to biological resources