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Indian Council for Enviro-legal Action v. Union of India & Others

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Reported as [2011] 9 S.C.R. 146
Bench Dalveer Bhandari and H.L. Dattu JJ.
Decided 18 July 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the grant of interest of 12% per annum is appropriate in the facts of this particular case.

Judgment, page 125

From the headnote

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: Abuse of process of law - Chemical industries causing damage to the ecology by throwing untreated toxic sludge in the open - Toxic substances percolated deep into the bowels 0 of earth polluting the acquifers and the sub-terrain supply of water as also rendering the soil unfit for cultivation - Supreme Court by its judgment dated 13.2.1996 directing to close down the industrial units and attachment of their plants, machinery and all other immovable assets as also directing remediation at the cost of the polluters industrial units - By order dated 4.11.1997, the cost

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 7 relied on · 6 referred to · 1 not applicable

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