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Centre for Environmental Justice v. Anura Satharasinghe et. al, W.P. 291 of 2015, Sri Lanka Court of Appeal (16 November 16, 2020) (Wilpattu forest case)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
Sri Lanka
Date of the Resource:
11/16/2020
Resource Topic:
Polluter Pays Principle
,
Protected Areas
Sentence T-614/19 (Cerrejón)
Countries and Regions:
South America
,
Colombia
Date of the Resource:
12/16/2019
Resource Topic:
Energy
,
Coal and gas power plants
,
Mining
,
Coal mining
,
Polluter Pays Principle
Fishermen and Friends of the Sea v. The Minister of Planning, Housing and the Environment [2017] UKPC 37 (Nov. 27, 2017)
Countries and Regions:
Caribbean
,
Trinidad And Tobago
Date of the Resource:
11/27/2017
Resource Topic:
Administrative Law
,
Polluter Pays Principle
India -- Tirupur Dyeing Factory Owners Association v. Noyyal River Ayacutdars Protection Association, CA 6777/2009 (Supreme Court of India, 2009.10.06) (Polluter Pays Principle)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
India
Date of the Resource:
10/06/2009
Resource Topic:
Polluter Pays Principle
,
Pollution, Water
Research Foundation for Science Technology and Natural Resources Policy v. Union of India and Another, WP 657/1995 (2005.01.05)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
India
Date of the Resource:
01/05/2005
Resource Topic:
Polluter Pays Principle
,
Hazardous waste
Canada -- Imperial Oil Ltd. v. Quebec (Minister of the Environment), 2003 SCC 58 (2003.10.30) (polluter pays principle)
Countries and Regions:
Canada
,
North America
Date of the Resource:
10/30/2003
Resource Topic:
Polluter Pays Principle
India -- M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath, WP 182/1996 (2002.03.15) (Beas River Case: Imposition of Exemplary Damages)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
Date of the Resource:
03/15/2002
Resource Topic:
Polluter Pays Principle
,
Public Trust Doctrine
,
Dignity
M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath, WP 182/1996 (2000.05.12) (Beas River Case) (unofficial Spanish translation )
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
India
Date of the Resource:
05/12/2000
Resource Topic:
Polluter Pays Principle
,
Public Trust Doctrine
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP 13381/1984 (1996.12.30) (Taj Trapezium Case)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
India
Date of the Resource:
12/30/1996
Resource Topic:
Petroleum refineries
,
Polluter Pays Principle
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP 3727/1985 (1996.12.19) (Tanneries Case: Calcutta)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
India
Date of the Resource:
12/19/1996
Resource Topic:
Tanneries
,
Polluter Pays Principle
M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath, WP 182/1996 (1996.12.13) (Beas River Case --public trust doctrine)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
India
Date of the Resource:
12/13/1996
Resource Topic:
Polluter Pays Principle
,
Public Trust Doctrine
,
Pollution, Water
Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of India, 1996 AIR 1446 (polluter pays principle; industrial pollution in Bichhri)
Countries and Regions:
South Asia
,
India
Date of the Resource:
02/13/1996
Resource Topic:
Polluter Pays Principle