Supreme Court of India

M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Ors.

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Bench B.N. Kirpal and Ruma Pal JJ.
Decided 29 August 2000

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Industrial Pollution-Delhi-Brick Kilns-Closure and shifting out of Delhi-Orders passed by Supreme Court-Direction to brick kiln owners to surrender land without being paid any compensation-Applications by brick kiln owners for modification of orders-Held, applications are allowed­ Modijied order that with the closure of the brick kilns or change in use to fly-ash technology, the owners of the land on which they were situated would not be under any obligation to surrender any land-However this will not apply to those Brick kiln owners who have availed benefits in the matter of relocation.…

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