Polluters must pay: The Recent order of the Supreme Court of India banning shrimp farms in coastal areas is a landmark judgement.

Kuldip Singh, Justice and S., Sagir Ahmad (1996) Polluters must pay: The Recent order of the Supreme Court of India banning shrimp farms in coastal areas is a landmark judgement. Samudra Report (17). pp. 41-45. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

This petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India—in public interest—has been filed by S. Jagannathan, Chairman, Gram Swaraj Movement, a voluntary organization working for the upliftment of the weaker sections of society. The petitioner has sought the enforcement of Coastal Zone Regulation Notification dated February 19, 1991 issued by the Government of India, stoppage of intensive and semi-intensive type of prawn farming in the ecologically fragile coastal areas, prohibition from using the wastelands/wetlands for prawn farming, and the constitution of a National Coastal Management Authority to safeguard the marine life and coastal areas.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0196
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, India, Aquaculture, Shrimp Culture, Judgements, Coastal Regulation Zones, Fisheries Legislation, Marine Pollution
Subjects:	Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2021 07:59
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 16:23
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/557

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