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Extreme Weather Events — Environmental Cases
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Environmental Cases
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Ganga Pollution Case)
1987 (and subsequent judgments)While not directly on 'extreme weather events,' this landmark case established the 'polluter pays' principle and the 'absolute liability' principle in India, significantly…