Laws And Institutions Relating to Environmental Protection in India: Challenges for Enforcement

Abstract

The development of Indian environmental law has happened, for the most part, over the last three decades, with a significant level of polarization around the latter half of this period. Therefore, a paper detailing “recent developments in India” would necessarily involve a thorough discussion of most relevant environmental issues and their consequences. The development of the law in this area has seen a considerable share of initiative by the Indian judiciary, particularly the higher judiciary, consisting of the Supreme Court of India, and the High Courts of the States. The paper will dwell on this aspect and its effect on the strength of the legal framework. Legislative schemes and initiatives have been created in most areas involving the environment, albeit with some degree of overlap. The role of the administration, although a critical factor in the success of any environmental management programme, has seen its share of problems of scale and definition. The essence of the existing law relating to the environment has developed through legislative and judicial initiative.

Through this article I would like to focused on the following matters

1. Phases of the Evolution of Environment Law


2. The Constitutional Framework, Legislative Measures for Protection of Environment


3. Role of Indian Judiciary in Environmental Protection


4. Development of Environmental Law Principles


5. Challenges for Enforcement of Environment Legislation Effetely etc.

This research paper is totally based upon secondary source of data such as books, magazine, newspaper, articles etc.