https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173980 Sustainable development, the precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle were accepted as part of Indian environmental law, with development required to yield to ecology and public health. The Court treated the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Rules as empowering the Central Government and pollution control authorities to act against industrial pollution, issue directions, enforce standards and regulate highly polluting industries. Applying these principles to tanneries and other polluting units, it directed compensation to affected persons, recovery of restoration costs, pollution fines, and closure of non-compliant industries, while permitting suspension of closure orders only to facilitate compliance and installation of treatment facilities. en-us Wed, 28 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:45:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173980 Sustainable development, the precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle were accepted as part of Indian environmental law, with development required to yield to ecology and public health. The Court treated the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Rules as empowering the Central Government and pollution control authorities to act against industrial pollution, issue directions, enforce standards and regulate highly polluting industries. Applying these principles to tanneries and other polluting units, it directed compensation to affected persons, recovery of restoration costs, pollution fines, and closure of non-compliant industries, while permitting suspension of closure orders only to facilitate compliance and installation of treatment facilities. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 28 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173980