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M.C. Mehta v. Union of India

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About — M.C. Mehta v. Union of India

M.C. Mehta v. Union of India is a series of public interest litigations launched in 1986 by environmental lawyer M.C. Mehta to enforce the constitutional right to a clean environment under Article 21. The Supreme Court’s rulings created the sustainable development principle and ordered nationwide pollution controls, including closing the Delhi‑Bangalore industrial corridor.

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