Supreme Court of India

Jitendra Singh v. Ministry of Environment & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 14 S.C.R. 220
Bench Arun Mishra and Surya Kant JJ.
Decided 25 November 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that it is the duty of the Central Government to direct all the educational institutions throughout India to teach atleast for one hour i n a week lessons relating to the protection and the improve ment of the natural environment including forests, lakes, rive rs and wildlife in the first ten classes.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Environmental Law: Environment protection – Allotment of local ponds – To private industrialists – By Industrial Development Authority – Challenged before Green Tribunal – Challenge dismissed on the basis of affidavit by the Authority claiming to develop bigger alternative water -bodies – Appeal to Supreme Court – Plea of Authority that Government order dated 3.6.16 permitted destruction of exiting ponds and allotment thereof to third-parties in extra-ordinary circumstances and that the land was not a ‘Pokhar’ Pond – Held: Allotment havin g been made in 2012, order passed in 2016 would not o

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