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Dr. B.L. Wadehra v. Union of India and others.

País/Territorio
India
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte superior
Fecha
Mar 1, 1996
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
Supreme Court of India
Juez
Kuldip Singh
Saghir Ahmad, S.
Número de referencia
AIR1996SC2969, 2001(5)SCALE304, (1996)2SCC594, [1996]3SCR80
Idioma
Inglés
Materia
Desechos y sustancias peligrosas
Palabra clave
Residuos sólidos Desperdicio de alimentos Desechos orgánicos Eliminación de desechos Desechos urbanos Gestión de desechos Residuos industriales Transporte/depósito
Resumen
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.
Texto completo
COU-156278.pdf