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In which case did the Supreme Court of India apply the public trust doctrine in 1996 to the lease of…

In M. C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath, decided in 1996, the Supreme Court held that the State holds certain natural resources in trust for the public and applied that principle to a…

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In which case did the Supreme Court of India apply the public trust doctrine in 1996 to the lease of ecologically fragile land beside the River Beas?

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In M. C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath, decided in 1996, the Supreme Court held that the State holds certain natural resources in trust for the public and applied that principle to a lease of land beside the River Beas.

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Vishaka set out guidelines concerning sexual harassment at work.

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D. K. Basu concerned safeguards against abuse in arrest and detention.

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The Ram Kumar decision concerns a criminal appeal, distinct from the dispute over the River Beas lease.

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The Supreme Court applied the public trust doctrine to the state's lease of ecologically fragile land near the River Beas.

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