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Groundwater Depletion — Environmental Cases
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Environmental Cases
Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar
1991This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India unequivocally declared that the 'Right to Life' under Article 21 of the Constitution includes the 'Right to the enjoyment of…
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Various cases, e.g., Ganga Pollution, Taj Trapezium, Oleum Gas Leak)
1985-ongoingWhile not exclusively focused on groundwater, the series of M.C. Mehta cases significantly shaped India's environmental jurisprudence. These judgments introduced and solidified…