Landmark Cases

Cases that created an Impact

Below is the list of the cases with their case no filed in Supreme Court of India by M.C. Mehta that created an impact not just in India but in many other countries. It led to closure of several pollutant industries and saved the lives of not just many human beings but also animals and plants.

Protecting the Cultural Heritage

 The Taj Mahal Case
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Others
Writ Petition (Civil) No.13381 of 1984

Delhi Monuments Case
M.C. Mehta v. Archaeological Survey of India and Others
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 476 of 1996

Conservation of water from polluting sources

Ganga Pollution Case
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Others
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 3727 of 1985

Protecting the Beas River
M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath and Others
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 182 of 1996

Ground water Pollution
Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of India
Writ Petition No. 000967 of 1989

Making industries Accountable

Oleum Gas Leak Case
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Others
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 12739 of 1985

Industries violating Delhi’s Master Plan
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Others
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 4677 of 1985

The Antop Hill Case
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 12179 of 1985

Delhi Hazardous Industries
M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India & Ors.
Writ Petition(Civil) No. 4677 of 1985

Revolutionising the mode of transport

Introduction of CNG in India
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Others
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13029 of 1985

Safeguard from Radiation
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Others
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1043 of 1986

Protection of Child rights

Child Labour case
M.C. Mehta v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 465 of 1986

The Children Languishing in Jails
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1501 of 1984

Environmental Education

M.C. Mehta v. Union of India Writ Petition (Civil) No. 860 of 1991

Regulation of Prawn farming

(Created an international impact, Prawn farming was controlled) S.Jagannathan v. Union of India Writ Petition (Civil) No. 000561 of 1994