Supreme Court of India

Kalyaneshwari v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 1 S.C.R. 894
Bench S.H. Kapadia CJI, K.S. Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 21 January 2011

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Constitution of India, 1950: c Articles 32, 14 and 19 - Public interest litigation - Petition under Article 32 by a non-governmental organization - Seeking direction to Union of India and other States to immediately ban mining and manufacturing activities in asbestos or its allied products - Held: Cannot be granted - There is no law banning the use of asbestos in various ~ manufacturing processes despite its ~dverse effects on human health - Supreme Court cannot legislate and ban an activity .Under relevant laws - Every factory using or · manufacturing asbestos, obtains a licence under the

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