Supreme Court of India
M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath and Ors.
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Environmental Law : Exemplary damages-Imposition of-Polluter Company-Held guilty of endangering environment-Undertaking by Company to bear a fair share of the project cost of ecological restoration-Held, Company liable to pay exemplary damages-Quantified at Rs. I 0 lakhs. Exemplary damages-Imposition-Purpose of-Held, is not only to ·punish the individual concerned, but also to serve as a deterrent to others. This Court in MC. Mehta v. Kamal Nath, [1997] l SCC 388 (main case) had enumerated various activities of Span Motels Private Limited (SMPL) to be illegal which constituted interference
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