Ratlam Municipality case

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian Supreme Court case
gptkbp:bench Justice D.A. Desai
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
gptkbp:citation AIR 1980 SC 1622
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 29 July 1980
gptkbp:hasKeyword gptkb:environmental_policy
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
public nuisance
municipal responsibility
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ratlam Municipality case
gptkbp:impact Held municipalities accountable for statutory duties
Strengthened citizens' rights to a clean environment
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:officialName Municipal Council, Ratlam v. Vardhichand & Ors.
gptkbp:predecessor Expansion of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution
Environmental jurisprudence in India
gptkbp:principle Enforcement of statutory duties
Municipal responsibility for public health
Right to a clean and healthy environment
gptkbp:relatedLegislation Criminal Procedure Code, Section 133
Indian Constitution, Article 21
gptkbp:result Supreme Court directed Ratlam Municipality to abate nuisance
gptkbp:subject gptkb:environmental_policy
Public nuisance
Municipal law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:V._R._Krishna_Iyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7