Constitution of India — Articles 48-A & 51-A — Doctrine of Public Trust

August 26th, 2013

Constitution of India — Articles 48-A & 51-A — Doctrine of Public Trust — Applicability in protection of natural environment — Held, the doctrine of public trust enjoins upon the Government to protect the resources for the enjoyment of the general public rather than to permit their use for private ownership or commercial exploitation to satisfy the greed of few.

M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath, (1997) 1 SCC 388, M.I. Builders Pvt. Ltd. v. Radhey Shyam Sahu, (1999) 6 SCC 464, Intellectuals Forum, Tirupathi v. State of A.P., (2006) 3 SCC 549 & Fomento Resorts and Hotels Ltd. v. Minguel Martins, (2009) 3 SCC 571, Referred.

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Association For Environment Protection v. State of Kerala[Bench Strength 2], Civil Appeal No. 4941/2013 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 18837/2006)(02/07/2013), 2013(8) SCALE 532: 2013(4) Supreme 547: 2013(10) JT 57 [G.S. Singhvi, J.: Sharad Arvind Bobde, J.]

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