Headnote
A) Environmental Law - Public Health and Safety - Contamination of Drinking Water - Article 226 of the Constitution of India - The High Court directed the shifting of dairies to prevent contamination of drinking water due to cow dung and urine stored near pipelines. The Supreme Court upheld this direction, emphasizing the need for public health and safety (Paras 1-2). B) Administrative Law - Exercise of Statutory Power - Madhya Pradesh Cattle (Control) Act, 1978 - The Municipal Corporation's resolution to remove dairies from certain villages was deemed necessary for public health. The court noted that individual interests must yield to community welfare (Paras 7-8). C) Procedural Law - Validity of Notifications - The court stated that the validity of the Municipal Corporation's notification excluding certain villages from the list of
Issue of Consideration
Whether the dairies located near water supply pipelines in Jabalpur should be shifted to prevent contamination of drinking water.
Law Points
- Public Interest Litigation
- Article 226
- Code of Criminal Procedure
- 1973
- Section 133
- Madhya Pradesh Cattle (Control) Act
- 1978
- Environmental Protection
