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M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and ors.

Country/Territory
India
Type of court
Others
Date
Mar 17, 1997
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Supreme Court of India
Seat of court
New Delhi
Judge
Ramaswamy, K.
Ahmad, S.S.
Reference number
JT 1998 (7) SC 275, (1998) 9 SCC 93
Language
English
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Environment gen.
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Cultural heritage Noise pollution Air pollution (non-stationary sources) Noise standards Vehicle noise Noise emission Aircraft noise
Abstract
The petitioner filed the application seeking directions (i) to take action against the authorities responsible for damaging and destroying the green belt within 500 metres of Taj Mahal; (ii) to direct the State of U.P. to shift the venue of Yanni concert beyond 500 metres from the Taj Mahal as recommended by the Expert Committee of the Central Pollution Control Board; (iii) to direct the Union of India and the State of U.P. not to allow any vehicles, generators or sound equipments within 500 metres of Taj Mahal. (iv) He also sought for direction to constitute a committee to take necessary steps to protect the green belt as directed by this Court on the earlier occasion. The Court accepted the undertaking given on behalf of the State of U.P. that the visitors coming from the eastern side of the Taj Mahal would stop their vehicles at a distance of 750 m of Shilpgram. From there the visitors would be taken on battery-operated buses up to a distance of 200 m away from the bridge. From there they would go by walk to the place of the show. Similarly the visitors coming from the western side would stop their vehicles at Red Fort and from there they would be taken by buses up to a distance of 600 m away from the outer wall of the Taj Mahal. From there all the visitors would go by walk. No visitor would visit within the green belt as existing today. Thereby there would not be any damage to the green belt by virtue of the concert or visitors or visitors' vehicles. A committee will strictly monitor the above directions and would also monitor the pollution to the Taj Mahal on account of sound or air pollution.
Full text
COU-156160.pdf
Website
indiankanoon.org