Supreme Court of India

M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 8 S.C.R. 828
Decided 14 May 2008

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Environmental Laws: Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900 - ss. 3, 4 and 5 - Notification dated 18th August, 1992 - Issued by State Gov- ernment under s.4, prohibiting activities contained in the said notification for 30 years- I. . relating to land situated in Aravalli Range - Effect of decision of this Court in the earlier M. . Mehta 's case - Held: Decision of this Court in the earlier M. . Mehta's case dealt with applicability of the Conservation Act to areas treated as forest by the State Forest Department - This Court was not only examining the mining activity in the area upto 5 km on the

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