Can The State be Sued for Air Pollution Deaths: In conversation with Senior Advocate Raj Panjwani on accountability and enforceability of air quality regulations.

Published: Feb 14, 2025

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Can The State be Sued for Air Pollution Deaths:  In conversation with Senior Advocate Raj Panjwani on accountability and enforceability of air quality regulations.

Judicial remedies: A path to cleaner air, balancing law and environmental responsibility.
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Abstract: The increasing levels of air pollution continues to raise concern and remains a significant environmental issue contributing to climate change, posing adverse effects on the health of the people and the planet. In this episode of GnY Live, Senior Advocate for NGT and the Supreme Court, Raj Panjwani, presses on how the common masses may seek respite in the court for the enforcement of air quality regulations in India. Mr. Raj Panjwani, who has played a key role in shaping India's environmental policies and legal framework attempts to identify the various gaps between the framing of the laws and the implementation. In addition, Mr. Panjwani discusses the scope of using scientific measures to deal with pollution in India. He throws lights on the rightful power of the judiciary in framing laws, and how it becomes the law of the land and the legal expectation of the masses from the court.