Environment & Ecology
Courts cannot be unmindful when precious water bodies remain unprotected: SC
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The Supreme Court has directed all states and Wetland Authorities to complete physical ground-truthing and demarcation of wetlands within four months. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the Court emphasized that protecting water bodies is essential to the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, expressing concern that ground-truthing remains incomplete nine years after the publication of relevant rules.
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