DEMOCRATIC YOUTH FEDERATION OF INDIA v.UNION OF INDIA Country/Territory India Type of court National - higher court Date Sep 30, 2011 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Supreme Court of India Judge Kumar, S.Kapadia, S.H.Radhakrishnan, K.S. Language English Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pesticides Hazardous substances Abstract The court, acting on a writ petition filed by the Democratic Youth Federation of India, banned the production and sale of endosulfan in the country. It directed the statutory authorities to freeze the production licences granted to the manufacturers till further orders. In the meantime, it appointed the committee to suggest ways and means for clearing the existing stock, which included the quantity meant for exports and measures for disposal of remaining material. The Supreme Court allowed the export of 1,090.596 tonnes of endosulfan, taking into consideration the report of an expert committee that the manufacturers had export orders for 1,734 tonnes of` endosulfan ‘technical' and 292.5 KL of `formulation,' which could be allowed for export, so to enable the manufacturers to meet their contractual obligations, even as it made it clear that the ban imposed on May 13 on production of the pesticide would continue. The Bench directed the manufacturers to take enough precaution in packaging the banned pesticide for its safe export to the countries concerned. It asked the customs, Insecticide Board and excise authorities to monitor the packaging and transport of the consignment to the ports concerned. Full text COU-159193.pdf