People have a right to clean air and water to drink, the Supreme Court said, expressing disapproval over polluting industries.
Supreme Court: In a reasoned order to shut down Vedanta group company Sterlite Copper in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, a bench of CJI Justice DY Chandrachud said the closure of the industry is not a matter of first choice but a consequence of the nature of repeated serious violations by the unit.
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The Supreme Court, while upholding the principle of sustainable development and expressing displeasure over polluting industries, said that people have the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water and live a life free from disease. In a reasoned order to shut down Vedanta group company Sterlite Copper in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, a bench of CJI Justice DY Chandrachud said the closure of the industry is not a matter of first choice but a consequence of the nature of repeated serious violations by the unit. Is.
The bench stated that when environmental standards are broken, there is no other course of action available to the Madras High Court or the statutory authorities. On February 29, the bench rejected Vedanta Ltd.'s appeal against the High Court's closure order for the copper smelter plant, which had been shut down since May 2018 because of environmental concerns. According to the Supreme Court, everyone has the fundamental right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live a life free from disease. This is an undeniable fact.
