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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court of India, with the aim of embedding the…

The relevant decision is In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad, decided on 31 January 2024. It required environmental regulators to have clear appointments and mandates,…

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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court of India, with the aim of embedding the “environmental rule of law” into the nation’s environmental governance, articulate the institutional features that environmental bodies and regulators must incorporate to effectively safeguard forests, wildlife and ecology?

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The relevant decision is In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad, decided on 31 January 2024. It required environmental regulators to have clear appointments and mandates, adequate funding, accessible rules, public-hearing procedures, accountability and regular audits. Those institutional features support environmental rule of law, which matches the description in the question.

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