Supreme Court of India

Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 6 S.C.R. 489
Bench Altamas Kabir and J. Chelameswar JJ.
Decided 6 July 2012

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Environmental law: Hazardous waste - Import of toxic waste - Ban on such imports - Writ petition challenging the decision of the Ministry of Environment and Forests permitting import of toxic wastes in India under the cover of recycling; seeking direction to the Union of India to ban all imports of all hazardous/toxic wastes; seeking amendment of the Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 ( . WM. . Rules) in conformity with the BASEL Convention and Articles 21, 47 and 48A of the Constitution; and for declaration that without adequate protection to the workers and public and

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