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 SinghSaghir 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