Urban Water Crisis — Legal Precedents

Legal Precedents

Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar

1991

This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India explicitly held 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 (Ganga Pollution Case)

1987

While primarily focused on industrial pollution of the Ganga River, this series of judgments established the 'polluter pays principle' and the 'absolute liability principle' in…