Mohd Salim v. State of Uttarakhand & others País/Territorio India Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Mar 20, 2017 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal High Court of Uttarakhand Sede de la corte Nainital Juez Alok Singh; Rajiv Sharma Número de referencia No.126 of 2014 Idioma Inglés Materia Agua, Cuestiones jurídicas Resumen The petitioner, a resident, challenges the failure of the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in constituting the Ganga Management Board as stated in the Section 80 of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. The Court specifies that Ganga and Yamuna. have a particular significance for Hindus. The Court cited cases stating that a Hindu idol can be held as a juristic entity. Therefore, the Court recognizes the status of legal persons to these rivers. It further designates the Director NAMAMI Gange, the Chief Secretary of the State of Uttarakhand and the Advocate General of the State of Uttarakhand as persons designated to preserve these rivers. Texto completo RS20032017WPPIL1262014.pdf