MC Mehta v. Union of India

GPTKB entity

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
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:Public_Interest_Litigation_(PIL)_in_India gptkb:Judicial_Activism_in_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	MC Mehta v. Union of India