Environment & Ecology·Environmental Cases
Convention on Biological Diversity — Environmental Cases
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Environmental Cases
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Various cases)
1987 onwardsWhile not directly on CBD, these landmark cases laid the jurisprudential foundation for environmental protection in India, establishing principles like 'polluter pays',…
T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India
1997This extensive and ongoing series of judgments by the Supreme Court significantly broadened the definition of 'forest' and brought all forests, irrespective of ownership or…