Groundwater Depletion — Legal Precedents

Legal Precedents

Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar

1991

This 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-ongoing

While not exclusively focused on groundwater, the series of M.C. Mehta cases significantly shaped India's environmental jurisprudence. These judgments introduced and solidified…