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How Can India’s Judiciary be More Economically Responsible? -Pradeep S Mehta

-TheWire.in

There is no reason for courts to not take expert assistance in complex matters and it should resort to this route more often.

In India, and indeed many countries around the world, development work is seen at a crossroads with protecting the world’s natural environment.

Agriculture is the oldest and biggest intrusion into nature, which has historically upset our ecological equilibrium. Besides this, forests have to be cut down; rivers have to be dammed to provide irrigation. All this, and more, is done to enable our people to grow food, clothe themselves and provide shelter.

Undoubtedly, governments have to ensure that development takes place with the least harm to the environment based upon necessity tests and positive obligations. In a developing country like India, this assumes greater significance for governments which are duty bound to provide employment opportunities to the teeming millions, many of whom live in poverty.

The ‘development versus economic growth’ debate has led to the evolution of healthy environmental movements, policies and institutions, coupled with a sensitive bureaucracy and judiciary to act as a check and balance. These stakeholders have made stellar contributions to preserve environmentally sensitive and fragile areas. More powers to their elbows.

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