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J. B. PARDIWALA, R. MAHADEVAN
Vellore District Environment Monitoring Committee Rep. By Its Secretary Mr. R. Rajebdran – Appellant
Versus
District Collector, Vellore District – Respondent
JUDGMENT
R.MAHADEVAN, J.
Leave granted. Heard all the parties and also perused the materials placed before us, including status reports/affidavits/responses filed by them. For the sake of clarity and better understanding, this judgment has been divided into the following heads :
| SL. NO. | HEADS | |
| I | PREFATORY NOTE | |
| II | RELIEF SOUGHT | |
| III | FACTUAL OVERVIEW | |
| A | GENESIS OF THE LITIGATION | |
| B | VELLORE CITIZENS WELFARE FORUM CASE | |
| C | AFTERMATH OF VELLORE CITIZENS WELFARE FORUM JUDGMENT | |
| IV | RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AND AFFIDAVITS/REPORTS FILED BY THE AUTHORITIES | |
| V | CONTENTIONS OF THE PARTIES | |
| VI | ANALYSIS | |
| A | BASIC PRINCIPLES | |
| B | POLLUTION CAUSED BY TANNERIES | |
| C | CURRENT STATUS OF POLLUTION | |
| D | LIABILITY TO PAY COMPENSATION | |
| E | DEEMING FICTION AND PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE | |
| F | DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION | |
| G | GOVERNMENT PAY PRINCIPLE VIS-À-VIS RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT | |
| H | REDUCTION OF POLLUTION | |
| I | PROVISIONS OF THE WATER ACT | |
| VII | ECOCIDE | |
| VIII | DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS | |
| IX | CONCLUSION | |
| X | RESULT AND DIRECTIVES |
I. PREFATORY NOTE
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