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ITEM NO.11 Court 1 (Video Conferencing) SECTION X
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 8/2021
DELHI JAL BOARD Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF HARYANA & ORS. Respondent(s)
(FOR ADMISSION and IA No.523/2021-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF and IA No.525/2021-EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT ) Date : 13-01-2021 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN
For Petitioner(s) Ms. Meenakshi Arora,Sr.Adv. Mr. Shadan Farasat, AOR Ms. Aakansha Kaul,Adv. Mr. Bharat Gupta,Adv. Mr. Shourya Dasgupta,Adv.
For Respondent(s)
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R
1. The present petition though relates to increased
ammonia levels in Yamuna due to discharge of pollutants, but
it highlights an issue of great significance and consequence
not only for general public but all living beings dependent
upon open surface water.
2. Open surface water resources including rivers are
lifeline of human civilization. In olden days, almost all the
human settlements were at the bank of some river as it
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provided for an array of utilit...