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In which of the following case, the Supreme Court of India accepted a letter written to the court as…

Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra brought the harmful limestone quarrying in the Mussoorie region to the Supreme Court through a letter accompanied by affidavits. The…

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In which of the following case, the Supreme Court of India accepted a letter written to the court as writ petition?

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Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra brought the harmful limestone quarrying in the Mussoorie region to the Supreme Court through a letter accompanied by affidavits. The Court's order of 14 July 1983 treated the letter as a writ petition and issued notices. The reported 1986 judgment recounts that procedural history. This illustrates the Court's relaxation of formal filing requirements in environmental public interest litigation; the year of the later reported decision should not be confused with the earlier registration of the letter.

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