Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Private corporation Extent of availability of Article 21 |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Act(s) Referred | Constitution of India |
Case Type | Writ Petition |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Petition Disposed Off |
Headnote | Constitution of India 1950-Articles 12 & 21-Private corporation-Engaged in industry vital to public interest with potential to affect life and health of people-Whether 'other authority'-Extent of availability of Article 21. Article 32-Jurisdiction and Power of Court-Not only injunctive in ambit-Remedial in scope and provides relief for infringement of fundamental right-Power to award compensation. Public Interest Litigation-Maintainability of-Whether letters addressed even to an individual judge entertainable-Whether preferred form of address applicable-Whether letters to be supported by affidavits-Hyper-technical approach to be avoided by the Court-Court must look at the substance and not the form-Court's power to collect relevant material and to appoint commissions. Law of Torts-Liability of an enterprise engaged in a hazardous and inherently dangerous industry for occurrence of accident-Strict and absolute-Quantum of compensation payable for harm caused-Determination of-Rule laid in Rylands v. Fletcher-Whether applicable in India. Jurisprudence-Law-Should keep pace with changing socioeconomic norms--Where a law of the past does not fit in to the present context, Court should evolve new law. Interpretation of Constitution-Creative and innovative interpretation in consonance with human rights jurisprudence emphasised. Interpretation of statutes-Foreign case law-Supreme Court of India not bound to follow. The petitioners, in this writ petition under Art. 32, sought a direction for closure of the various units of Shriram Foods & Fertilizers Industries on the ground that they were hazardous to the community. During the pendency of the petition, there was escape of oleum gas from one of the units of Shriram. The Delhi Legal Aid and Advice Board and the Delhi Bar Association filed applications for award of compensation to the persons who had suffered harm on account of escape of oleum gas. A Bench of three Hon'ble Judges while permitting Shriram to restart its power plant as also other plants subject to certain conditions, referred the applications for compensation to a larger Bench of five Judges because issues of great constitutional importance were involved, namely, (I) What is the scope and ambit of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Art. 32 since the applications for compensation are sought to be maintained under that Article; (2) Whether Art. 21 is available against Shriram which is owned by Delhi Cloth Mills Limited, a public company limited by shares and which is engaged in an industry vital to public interest and with potential to affect the life and health of the people; and (3) What is the measure of liability of an enterprise which is engaged in an hazardous or inherently dangerous industry, if by reason of an accident occurring in such industry, persons die or are injured. Does the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher, (1866 Law Report 1 Exchequer 265) apply or is there any other principle on which the liability can be determined. |
Judge | Honble Mr. Justice P.N. Bhagwati |
Neutral Citation | 1986 INSC 281 |
Petitioner | M.c. Mehta And Anr. |
Respondent | Union Of India & Ors. |
SCR | [1987] 1 S.C.R. 819 |
Judgement Date | 1986-12-20 |
Case Number | 12739 |
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