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Air Pollution — Key Cases & Reports
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Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar
1991This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India established 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 (Vehicular Pollution Case)
1998 onwardsThrough a series of petitions, environmental activist M.C. Mehta brought to light the severe air pollution caused by vehicular emissions in Delhi. The Supreme Court, in its…