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The Plachimada Problem, Nishita Vasan
The Plachimada Problem, Nishita Vasan
Nishita Vasan
Groundwater is a precious natural resource for a community. The acute water shortage and pollution hazard created by the actions of the Coca Cola Company in Perumatty Grama Panchayat, Kerala has grave implications for Kerala’s farming community. Concomitantly, the decision of the Division Bench of the Kerala High Court will critically impact environmental jurisprudence in India. The Division Bench, while considering multifarious issues involved, adopted a narrow approach and failed to take into account material factors which could have substantially altered the result of the case. The Judiciary and the State failed to recognise the principle of public trust that …