Dr. B.L. Wadehra v. Union of India and others. Country/Territory India Type of court National - higher court Date Mar 1, 1996 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Supreme Court of India Judge Kuldip SinghSaghir Ahmad, S. Reference number AIR1996SC2969, 2001(5)SCALE304, (1996)2SCC594, [1996]3SCR80 Language English Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Solid waste Food waste Organic waste Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Transport/storage Abstract A writ petition was filed under Art. 32 seeking directions to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the New Delhi Municipal Corporation to perform their statutory duties, in the collection, removal and disposal of garbage and other wastes from the city. The Court issued a couple of interim order, wherein directions were issued to the Delhi administration to perform their duties. The Court held that the authorities entrusted with the work of pollution control have been wholly remiss in discharge of their duties under the law and that they cannot absolve themselves of their duties on the pretext of financial and other limitations like inefficiency of staff etc. Full text COU-156278.pdf