A lawyer by profession and a committed environmentalist by choice, he has made the fight to protect India’s environment his unending mission. He has pioneered legal activism for environmental protection and is proof that one man can make a difference. Born on October 12, 1946 M C Mehta (Mahesh Chander Mehta) belongs to a small … Read more
1. UNEP GLOBAL 500 AWARD 1993. 2. THE GREAT SON OF THE SOIL Award 1993. 3. THE GOLDMAN ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE for Asia ( 1996) 4. RAMON MAGSAYSAY Award for Asia for Public Service (1997) 5. ROTARY MANAV SEVA Award, 1997. 6. SEVA SHREE SAMMAN, 1997 for Social and environment work 7. VASUNDHARA, 1997 by Rotary … Read more
Apart from handling major environmental cases he is working actively to create environmental awareness through seminars, conferences, ‘Green Marches’, tree plantation and field actions at the grass roots level. So far he has covered more than 2500 kms by way of Green Marches and succeeded in getting more than 7.5 lakhs of trees planted by … Read more
M.C. Mehta’s public interest environmental litigation cases have formed the foundation for the development of environmental jurisprudence in India, and indeed, South Asia today. M.C. Mehta’s cases have established the following seminal principles in Indian environmental jurisprudence: The constitutional right to life extends to the right to a clean and healthy environment. Courts are empowered … Read more
TAJ MAHAL CASE: M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Others Writ Petition (Civil) No.13381 of 1984 Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world and the pride of India was facing serious threat from pollution caused by Mathura Refinery, iron foundries, glass and other chemical industries. As a result of very high toxic … Read more
In The Public Interest Mr. Mehta, who is a lawyer by profession and has championed legal activism for environment conservation,emphasised on the need for saving the Ganga from the ill effects of hydel projects as well as the pollution and garbage that is getting accumulated in the holy river. The three-volume set published, with the … Read more
