Supreme Court of India
Association for Environment Protection v. State of Kerala and Others
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In the result, the appeal is allowed and the impugned order is set aside.
Judgment, page 18
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CONSTITUTION OF IND/ , 1950: c Arts. 48- and 51- (g) read with Art. 21 - Protection and improvement of environment including forests, rivers, lakes and wildlife - Held: The constitutional mandate and the "doctrine of public trust" enjoins upon the Government to protect the resources for enjoyment of general public rather 0 than to permit their use for private ownership or commercial exploitation to satisfy the greed of few - In the instant case, execution of the project, including construction of restaurant on the bank of river, is ex- facie contrary to the mandate of .O. dated 13.1.1978,
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