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Ramsar Convention — Environmental Cases
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Environmental Cases
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Ganga Pollution Case)
1987, 1988While not directly about the Ramsar Convention, this series of judgments by the Supreme Court of India established crucial environmental jurisprudence that indirectly supports…
Intellectuals Forum, Tirupathi v. State of A.P.
2006This case dealt with the protection of tanks (wetlands) in Tirupathi. The Supreme Court invoked the 'public trust doctrine,' stating that the State, as a trustee, is bound to…