Indian Economy·Key Judgments
Water Resources Management — Key Judgments
Updated 19 Oct 2026
Key Judgments
A.P. Pollution Control Board II v. Prof. M.V. Nayudu, Civil Appeal Nos. 368–373 of 1999 (1 December 2000)
2000After considering specialist reports, the Court restored the pollution-control board’s refusal of consent to a proposed industry near the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar…
Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India, Writ Petition (Civil) No. 914 of 1991 (28 August 1996)
1996In the Tamil Nadu tannery-pollution litigation, the Court required an authority to assess compensation for affected individuals and the cost of reversing ecological damage. It…
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, Writ Petition (Civil) No. 3727 of 1985, Calcutta tanneries (19 December 1996)
1996The Court directed relocation and closure at the existing locations of specified Calcutta tanneries, assessment of environmental loss and recovery for restoration. Its directions…