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Groundwater Contamination — Environmental Cases
Updated 19 Oct 2026
Environmental Cases
Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of India, Writ Petition (Civil) No. 967 of 1989 and connected matters (13 February 1996)
1996Chemical production at Bichhri, Rajasthan, had contaminated soil and groundwater. Applying the liability rule for hazardous activities and the polluter-pays principle, the Court…
Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India, Writ Petition (Civil) No. 914 of 1991 (28 August 1996)
1996The tannery-pollution litigation connected industrial effluent with damage to water, land and affected residents in Tamil Nadu. The Court treated precaution and polluter pays as…
A.P. Pollution Control Board II v. Prof. M.V. Nayudu, Civil Appeal Nos. 368–371, 372 and 373 of 1999 (1 December 2000)
2000The Court upheld refusal of consent for the proposed industry near Hyderabad’s drinking-water reservoirs after obtaining specialist scientific reports. The evidence examined…