BACKGROUND: This judgement is interrelated to prior Supreme Court decisions on the same subject. The Supreme Court has accepted a writ case filed by the Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra, alleging that lime-stone excavations in the Mussoorie Hill range, India, are being conducted unlawfully and illegally. It was argued that the quarries posed a threat … Read more
BHAGWANDAS GOVERDHANDAS KEDIA VS. GIRDHARILAL PARSHOTTAMDAS & CO. & ORS (1966) 1 SCR 656 : AIR 1966 SC 543 FACTS OF THE CASE The case is between Mr. Bhagwandas Goverdhan Das Kedia who is the appellant (now referred to as X) and the respondent Mr. Girdharilal Parshottamdas & Co. & Ors. (now referred to as … Read more
T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs Union of India & Ors on 12 March, 1947 Godavarman has played an important role in preserving and protecting the environment, popularly known as “the Green Man”. He has led numerous legal disputes in the public interest litigation because he served to conservation ideas and the creation of harmony with nature. … Read more
Introduction A drastic change in law was about to take place Montgomery versus Lanarkshire Health board was such a case . In 2015 case of Mrs. Montgomery was taken to Supreme court the outcome place great emphasis on what a “reasonable patient” would want to know and there was a change in doctors legal duty … Read more
Vaughan v Menlove, 1832 Eng. Rep. 490 (C.P.1837) Facts Menlove Vaughn have possession of land in two cottages. He owned and farmed an adjacent parcel in the late summer of 1836. Menlove had harvested his hay and he left it to desiccated in rick or haystack near the boundary with Vaughan’s land but in the summer heat … Read more
Caparo Industries PLC v Dickman [1990] UKHL 2 Facts Caparo industries plc lead brought Fidelity plc shares with a takeover in mind. According to them this was a decent deal for the reason that when they looked at the Fidelity’s accounts. The accounts which had been arranged by the accountant. They saw the company made … Read more
Subhash Kumar vs State Of Bihar And Ors on 9 January, 1991,Case Summary Facts of the Case Subhash Kumar, the petitioner filed a writ petition by way of public interest litigation and alleged that the respondents, West Bokaro Collieries and Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO), had polluted the river Bokaro by disposing off the … Read more
Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum vs Union Of India & Ors on 28 August, 1996 Case Summary Factual Matrix of the Case Petitioner ‘Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum’ filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) under Article 32 of the Constitution. This petition was filed against the large-scale environmental degradation and water pollution caused due to excessive release … Read more
M.C. Mehta vs Kamal Nath & Ors (1997)1 SCC 388 Case Summary Facts of the case An article reporting Span Motel Private Limited, which owned Span Resorts, was published in Indian Express. The same organization has started another venture known as Span club. The land of 27.12 Bighas including a sustainable forest land in the … Read more
Municipal Council, Ratlam Vs Shri Vardhichand and Ors, 29 July 1980 AIR 1622, 1981 SCR (1) Summary: This case issues the Ratlam municipality’s responsibilities to its human beings beneath Section 123 M. P.Municipalities Act of 1961.These responsibilities encompass the availability of sanitary centers and the prevention of road infection from a close-by alcohol plant. The … Read more