Supreme Court of India

Rural Litigation & Entitlement Kendra v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [1988] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 690

Bench Ranganath Misra and Murari Mohon Dutt JJ.

Decided 30 August 1988

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that he should be made a Member of the Monitoring Committee.

Judgment, page 44

From the headnote

c Constitution of India, 1950: Article 32-Limestone quarries Dehradun Mussoorie belt-Public interest litigation against pollution High Powered Committee to. be set up to look after re-afforestation, mining activities and bring about natural normalcy in the Doon Valley. Forest (Conservation) Act 1980: Limestone quarries in Doon Valley-Continuance of mining activity-lmpermissibitity of. Public Interest Litigation·: Procedural laws apply but every technicality. in procedural laws not available in matters of grave public importance. letter-petition, and an application, containing allegations of

Authorities it was built on

1986 Ambica Quarry Works & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Ors. cited by 13

Where later benches applied it

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2021 National Confederation of Officers Association of Central Public Sector Enterprises and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2019 Kantaru Rajeevaru v. Indian Young Lawyers Association Thr. its General Secretary and Ors. referred to
2015 M/s. Muneer Enterprises v. M/s Ramgad Minerals and Mining Ltd. & Ors. referred to
2014 Jaipur Shahar Hindu Vikas Samiti v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned

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