ENVIRONMETAL LEGISLATIONS

Constitutional Provisions:-

                                             Originally, India constitution did not contain any direct provisions regarding environmental protection. It was only after the United Nations Conference on Human Environment, Stockholm, that the Indian constitution was amended to include protection of the environment as constitutional mandate. The constitution (42^nd amended) act of 1976 has made it fundamental duty to protect and improve the natural environment by introducing clause (g) to article 15A, which thus read, as,

     “It shall be duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers & wildlife & have compassion for living creatures”.