Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Oleum Gas Leak Case
|
| gptkbp:category |
Environmental case law in India
Indian tort case law |
| gptkbp:citation |
AIR 1987 SC 1086
|
| gptkbp:date |
1987
|
| gptkbp:hasDoctrine |
Absolute liability for hazardous industries
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
MC Mehta v. Union of India
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Strengthened environmental jurisprudence in India
|
| gptkbp:importantFor |
Landmark case in Indian environmental law
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
Shri Ram Food and Fertilizer Industries
|
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Justice_P.N._Bhagwati
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India gptkb:Justice_R.S._Pathak Justice D.P. Madon Justice G.L. Oza Justice V.D. Tulzapurkar |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Delhi
|
| gptkbp:overruledBy |
Rylands v. Fletcher (strict liability)
|
| gptkbp:petitioner |
MC Mehta
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
Subsequent environmental cases in India
|
| gptkbp:principle |
gptkb:Public_interest_litigation
Absolute liability |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Oleum gas leak
|
| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:Union_of_India
|
| gptkbp:result |
Directed compensation to victims
Imposed liability on hazardous industries for damages |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:environmental_policy
Industrial disaster |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Indian_Judiciary
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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