Supreme Court of India

Vineet Kumar Mathur v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] 1 S.C.R. 848
Bench B.P. Jeevan Reddy and G.T. Nanavati JJ.
Decided 23 January 1996

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Contempt of Court : Supreme Court's order for closure of Mohan Meakin's plant for not conforming to anti-pollution standards-Operating the plant in contravention of the orders-Subsequently running the plant with the "consent" obtained from Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, also in contravention of the orders-Plea that as per advice of technical experts if the plant remained closed for more than seven days, process of destabilisation would set in which would be very harmful to the general public-Subsequent 1unning of the plant with "consent" from UP Pollution Control Board was with

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