https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298254 Environmental statutes were treated as requiring prosecution, trial and a finding of guilt before any penal fine could be imposed for pollution, and Article 142 could not be used to bypass those statutory safeguards or create a punishment inconsistent with the governing law. By contrast, pollution was recognised as a civil wrong and tort against the community, so exemplary damages could still be pursued in public law to deter environmental harm and supplement restoration costs. The withdrawal of the pollution-fine notice did not bar further proceedings on exemplary damages, and a fresh notice on that aspect was directed to be issued. en-us Fri, 12 May 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:08:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298254 Environmental statutes were treated as requiring prosecution, trial and a finding of guilt before any penal fine could be imposed for pollution, and Article 142 could not be used to bypass those statutory safeguards or create a punishment inconsistent with the governing law. By contrast, pollution was recognised as a civil wrong and tort against the community, so exemplary damages could still be pursued in public law to deter environmental harm and supplement restoration costs. The withdrawal of the pollution-fine notice did not bar further proceedings on exemplary damages, and a fresh notice on that aspect was directed to be issued. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 May 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298254