1996 INSC 1787
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

M.C. Mehta

Vs.

Union of India (UOI)

                                 (Kuldip Singh Singh and S.Saghir Ahmad JJ.)

04.12.1996

                                                       ORDER

The Text below is only a summarized version of the order pronounced

In this case, allowing the appeal, the court ordered relocation of the hazardous industries in order to
protect the harm to the environment under Articles 21 and 32 of the Constitution of India and
section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act in accordance with the directions of the court issued in
this regard. The court ordered that this order applies to both industries that are either relocating or
closing down and the owners of industries that are closing down have to take new water and
electricity connections. The court also ordered payment of retrenchment compensation at rate of six
years wages in addition to one-year wages as additional compensation. Those industries that have
been sealed are allowed to remove their machinery but are not allowed to function.