Paper Presentation November 2016.

1. ONE DAY NATIONAL LAW CONFERENCE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL JURISPRUDENCE IN INDIA
Theme: The impact of judicial pronouncements in
promoting Environmental concerns
Topic: Sustainable Development- Analyzing the Role of
the Indian Judiciary bolstering Environmental
Jurisprudence
Presented by:
Kunika Kanodia,
BA LLB 2nd Year
Delhi Metropolitan Education, GGSIPU

2. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• Sustainable Development is not an end; it
is an apparatus to attain a durable and
counterbalanced growth in the world.
• It is essential to protect the species and
resources not only for their commercial
values to the humankind but also for their
inherent value in the larger ecological
system.

3. THE NEED OF ENVIRONMENTAL
JURISPRUDENCE
1. Regulation and laws that protect the
environment from exploitation.
2. Managing the efficient use of natural
resources.
3. Balancing available resources for
present needs and future consumption.
4. Protecting species on the brink of
extinction.

4. CHAPTERS
• Sustainable Development: Realization of
International Environmental Obligations
• Principles of Sustainable Development
a. Inter-Generational Equity
b. The Precautionary Principle
c. The Polluter Pays Principle
• Role of Indian Judiciary in Providing
Remedies

5. • Indian Constitutional Parameters and
other Legislative Moderations
• Environmental Justice in India
• Public Trust Doctrine
• Public Interest Litigation
• Recommendations and Conclusion

9. ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL
FRAMEWORK IN INDIA
1. Constitutional Provisions
2. Central State Government Policies
3. Delegated Legislations
4. Judicial Pronouncements

10. M C Mehta v. UOI AIR 1997 SC 734
(Taj Trapezium Case)
While taking note of the disastrous effects
that the emissions from the Mathura Oil
Refinery had on the Taj Mahal, the Supreme
Court applied the principle of sustainable
development to the case.

11. RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Environmental Education based Curriculum
2. Rigor and Congruous Investigation
3. Authentic implication of government based
programs by Public
4. Use of Renewable Sources of Energy
5. Use of Organic Forms and Recycling

12. Civilization, in the real sense of the
term, consists not in the
multiplication, but in the deliberate
and voluntary reduction of wants.
-Mahatma Gandhi

13. CONCLUSION
• Developmental education influencing the attitudes
assessing the sustainable development concerns.
• Society at large to contribute their share of
welfare for the future generations.
• The development without lacking on fulfilling the
present needs not affecting the wealth of future
generations.

14. THANK YOU!