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DEMOCRATIC YOUTH FEDERATION OF INDIA v.UNION OF INDIA

Pays/Territoire
Inde
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Sep 30, 2011
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
Supreme Court of India
Juge
Kumar, S.
Kapadia, S.H.
Radhakrishnan, K.S.
Langue
Anglais
Sujet
Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé
Pesticides Substances dangereuses
Résumé
The court, acting on a writ petition filed by the Democratic Youth Federation of India, banned the production and sale of endosulfan in the country. It directed the statutory authorities to freeze the production licences granted to the manufacturers till further orders. In the meantime, it appointed the committee to suggest ways and means for clearing the existing stock, which included the quantity meant for exports and measures for disposal of remaining material. The Supreme Court allowed the export of 1,090.596 tonnes of endosulfan, taking into consideration the report of an expert committee that the manufacturers had export orders for 1,734 tonnes of` endosulfan ‘technical' and 292.5 KL of `formulation,' which could be allowed for export, so to enable the manufacturers to meet their contractual obligations, even as it made it clear that the ban imposed on May 13 on production of the pesticide would continue. The Bench directed the manufacturers to take enough precaution in packaging the banned pesticide for its safe export to the countries concerned. It asked the customs, Insecticide Board and excise authorities to monitor the packaging and transport of the consignment to the ports concerned.
Texte intégral
COU-159193.pdf