Public Interest Litigation & Environmental Protection

PIL has created a ray of hope in the dark universe of injustice. the air of judicial enforement rushes in to fill the vaccum caused by administrative abdication. It is Public Interest Litigation that confronts that one and invites resolution by the other.Environmental control is also the subject matter of PIL. It covers environment, ecology, degradation of forest in environment, ecology, degradation of forest in environment, ecology, degradation of forests in forest cover area; air, water pollution; vehicular, industrial, noise pollution; the acqua, eco system, wildlife starvation, smoking and public health.
About Author :
Geetanjali Chandra completed her LL.B. from C.C.S. University, Meerut with first division and LL.M. from Aligarh Muslim University, and is presently enrolled in Ph.D. on the research topic "Sexula Violence Against Women: A Socio-Legal Study". Ms. Geetanjali has been on the faculty of the Department of law, I.M.E. Law College, Sahibabad. Ms. Geetanjali has been working on major U.G.C. project: "Obscentity, Vulgarity, Violence in India, TV Cinema and Print Media." She takes part in many Natioanl Seminars and has to her credit many papers on law. Ms. Geetanjali is a social activist. She is attached to NGOs like Sada, Sneh, etc.
Contents :
Foreword Preface Public Interest Litigation: Concept and Nature Origin and Development of Environmental Law Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and Environment LItigation Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and Environmental Litigation: The 1980 Decade Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and Environmental Litigation: The 1990 Decade Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and Environmental Litigation: 2000 and Beyond Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and Environmental Litigation: Contemporary Trends and Direction Conclusions and Suggestions List of Cases Bibliography Index