Transportation Networks — Environmental Cases

Environmental Cases

Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

1973

While not directly about transportation, this landmark judgment established the 'Basic Structure Doctrine' of the Indian Constitution. This doctrine is fundamentally significant…

F.C.I. v. Kamdhenu Cattle Feed Industries

1993

This case, though related to contract law, has broader implications for public sector undertakings involved in transportation and logistics, like Food Corporation of India (FCI)…

M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Taj Trapezium Case)

1997

This environmental protection case, while not directly about transport infrastructure construction, established the 'polluter pays' principle and the 'precautionary principle' in…