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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 Singh
Saghir 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