Supreme Court of India

Tirpur Dyeing Factory Owners Assn. v. Noyyal River A. Protection Assn. & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 14 S.C.R. 1051
Decided 6 October 2009

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In view of the above fact that this matter is pending before this Court for ·more than two and a half years and the G members of the appellant Association had been permitted to continue their business, it is desirable that the members of the y appellant Association should ensure the compliance of all the directions including the payment of dues etc. issued by the Court within a period of three months from today.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Environmental Law - Pollution control - PIL - Alleging industrial units responsible for pollution of river water and c adversely affecting reservoirs, tanks and channels of water - High Court as an interim measure imposing fine on the units - On appeal, held: Industrial units being responsible for pollution, cannot escape responsibility to meet out the - )l. expenses of reversing the ecology - The principles of 'polluters pay' and 'precautionary principle' have to be read with, the doctrine of 'sustainable development' - The fine is based on the survey of Committee Report - Farmers who,, have

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