Landmark case · Law of Torts including Motor Vehicle Accidents and Consumer Protection Laws · Semester 1

M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas)

(1987) 1 SCC 395 · Supreme Court of India

Hazardous industries owe absolute liability with no Rylands exceptions.

From topic

Strict liability and absolute liability — Unit II, Law of Torts including Motor Vehicle Accidents and Consumer Protection Laws.

Related sections:

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, 3 — Power of Central Government to take measures (environmental harm context)