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TEAM CODE 1!
BE"ORE T#E #ON$BLE
SU%REME COURT O" &ND&A
Ori'inal (rit )uri*di+tion
%UBL&C &NTEREST L&T&,AT&ON
W.P. (CIVIL) NO. ___ OF 2016
U NDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF I NDIA
&n t-e matter o. Arti+le 1/ and Arti+le 21
o. Con*titution o. &ndia
ECO FRIENDS A ND WELFARE SOCIETY%ET&T&ONER
v.
U NION OF I NDIA A ND A NR . R ES%ONDENTS
UPON SUBMISSION TO THE HONBLE CHIEF !USTICE AND HIS COMPANION
!USTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
MEMORANDUM ON BE#AL" O" T#E RES%ONDENTS
MEMORIAL ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. WHETHER THE PUBLIC INTEREST LITI5ATION FILED A5AINST UNION OF
INDIA AND 5C. MININ5 CORPORATION INDIA LTD. IS MAINTAINABLE......... 1
II. WHETHER THERE HAS BEEN VIOLATION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL
RI5HTS OF INDI5ENOUS PEOPLE................................................................ 1
II.1. N& *%+"$ ,+4 4/","%%- & % ,+#"$ %&$% /-%, % C&*+/+&............. 1
II.2. R+4 & &v%% &' % P%&$% &' I-+" #........................................... 2
II.3. N& v+&$"+& &' A,+$% 17 &' +-+4%&/* %&$%................................................. 2
II.8. N& v+&$"+& A,+$% 21 &' % C&*+/+&......................................................... 3
III. WHETHER UNION OF INDIA AND 5MCL CA N BE MADE LIABLE FOR
THE LOSS9 IF ANY 6
III.1. R+4 & *%$%, +* & v+&$"%-............................................................. 6
III.1.1. T% ++4 ,&:% -&%* & v+&$"% % ,+4 & %"$ 6
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III.2. R+4 & ,%$+4+& & v+&$"%-............................................................... <
III.3. U+& &' I-+" & $+"#$% & " &%*"+&===========..
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III.3.2. S"%* ,+4* &v%, +* +%* "- +%,"$* +* & ,%*,+%-====.
III.8.1. A$+"#+$+ &' D&,+% &' P/#$+ N%%**+............................................. 7
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
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AIR A$$ I-+" R%&,%,
A$$ A$$""#"-
A,. A,+$%
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CITESC&v%+& O' I%,"+&"$ T,"-% I E-"4%,%- S%+%*
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SC S/,%% C&/,
SCC S/,%% C&/, R%&,*
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S%. S%+&
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INDEX OF AUTHORITIES
STATUTES
1. A.S. Narayana Deeshitalyu v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1996 SC1765 ........................6
2. Acharya ahara!shri Narendera Prasad!i Anand Prasad!i ahara! v. State of"u!arat, AIR 197# SC$%9&..................................................................................................................................@
3. Avinash Chand "u'ta v. State of (ttar Pradesh) *$%%#+ $ SCC7$6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,... 1
8. A-ritlal Nathuhai Shah v. (nion "overn-ent of India) AIR 1976 SC$591........................... 2
@.BALCO E$&%%* U+& (R%4-.) v. U+& &' I-+" (2002) 2 SCC 333 ....................... 1
6.B"-/" M/+ M&," v. U+& O' I-+" O%,* 9 17>8 SCR (2) 6< ......................... >
SCC
16.F,"+* C&,"$+% v. U+& T%,,+&, O' D%$+9 A+, 1778 SC 1>88 ................................... 8
1.5/,/v"/, D%v"*;& M""4+4 C&+%% v. C R":" "- O,*. (2003) < SCC @86
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17.I R% A+,&,* A/&,+ &' I-+" L-. 9 AIR 1777 SC 236< ......................................... <
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20."," S+4 v. S"% &' U.P9 AIR1763SC127@.............................................................2
21./+*""," N"+, v. /"," N"+,9 AIR 176@ %, 161...............................................2
22.LIC v. C&*/%, E-/"+& "- R%*%", C%,%9 AIR 177@ SC 1>11.........................8
23.M C M%" v. ""$ N"9 G177>...............................................................8
28.M S B/ E-/"+&"$ T,/* v. S"% &' 5/:","9 AIR 2000 5/: 160..............................8
[email protected]"%* C"-," v. R%4+&"$ M""4%,9 U.P. F+"+"$ C&,9 AIR 1773 SC 73@..... ....3
26.M"$v%,%, v. S+% ([email protected]
32.O,+**" M++4 C&,&,"+& L-. v. M++*, &' Ev+,&% "- F&,%*9 V+*"" v.
S"% &' R":"*"9 (177@6............................................<
[email protected]%","+ M"+," O,*. v. A--++&"$ D+*,+ M"4+*,"% O,*. C.R. N&. 7063 (W)
&' 17>3...........................................................................................................................7
36.R%*%", F&/-"+& F&, S+%% T%&$&4 A- N"/,"$ R%*&/,% P&$+ v. U+&
O' I-+" A- O%,*9 AIR 200< SC (S/) >@2............................................................@
3
3>.S.R B&"+ v. U+& &' I-+"9 (1778) 2 SCR 688........................................................3
37.S"+-""- P"-% "- A,.v. S"% &' W%* B%4"$ "- O,*. (17>
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82.S/#"* /", v. S"% O' B+",9 AIR 1771 SC 820K M.C.M%" v. U+& O' I-+"9
AIR 17>> SC 103< .........................................................................................................8
83.T.M.A. P"+ F&/-"+& v. S"% &' ","""9 (2002) > SCC 8>1 ................................. 2
88.T.N.5&-"v","+,//$"- v. U+& O' I-+"9 AIR 177< SC 122> ......................... 8
[email protected]% S"% &' ",""" "- A,. v. S,+ R"4""" R%-- "- A,. AIR 17 SC
21@.................................................................................................................................. >
86.T+,/"$"- v. U+& &' I-+" "- O,*. (2002) 10 SCC 606..................................... 89 @
89 L%+*N%+*9 B/%,*;&, W"-;"
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11. N.. B%/," P"+4,"+ N+$"""9 T,+#"$* "- % I-+" C&*+/+&9 E-++&
20069 R";" P/#$+"+&*.
12. P. L%%$",+*"9 Ev+,&%"$ C"*% L"; B&&9 2- E-++& 20069 L%+*N%+*B/%,;&,*.
13. P,"*"- R":%-,"9 L"; &' S&+"$ S"/*9 E-++& 177>9 H+-/ L"; H&/*%.
14. D+,":$"$ R""$"$ 9 T% L"; &' T&,*9 26
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L E,AL D ATABASES
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4. F&,%* (C&*%,v"+&) A9 17>0
5. I-+" F&,%* A9 172<
6. S%-/$% T,+#%* "- O%, T,"-++&"$ F&,%* D;%$$%,* (R%&4++& &' F&,%** R+4)A9 2006.
7. C&"*"$ R%4/$"+& &% N&+'+"+&9 2011
8. C&"*"$ R%4/$"+& &% N&+'+"+&9 1771
9. W+$-$+'% P,&%+& A9 173
4.T% I-+4%&/* "- T,+#"$ P&/$"+&* C&v%+&9 17@< (ILO C&v%+& 10
7. I%,"+&"$ C&v%+& & C+v+$ "- P&$++"$ R+4*9 1766
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STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION
T% H&&/,"#$% S/,%% C&/, &' I-+" "* % :/,+*-++& + +* "%, /-%,
A,+$% 32 &' % C&*+/+& &' I-+" ;+ ,%"-* "* '&$$&;*
“32. Remedies for enforcement of rights conferred by this Part
(1)The right to move the Supreme ourt by appropriate proceedings for theenforcement of the rights conferred by this Part is guaranteed
(2)The Supreme ourt sha!! have po"er to issue directions or orders or "rits#inc!uding "rits in the nature of habeas corpus# mandamus# prohibition# $uo "arrantoand certiorari# "hichever may be appropriate# for the enforcement of any of the rightsconferred by this Part.%
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STATEMENT OF FACTS
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STATEMENT OF ISSUES
&SSUE &5
(-et-er t-e %uli+ &ntere*t Liti'ation i* Maintainale a'ain*t Union o. &ndiaAnd ,C Minin' Corporation Ltd
&SSUE &&5
(-et-er "undamental Ri'-t* o. Trial +ommunitie* -a7e een 7iolated 8 t-e
Minin' %ro9e+t.
&SSUE &&&5
(-et-er Union o. &ndia and ,C Minin' Corporation Ltd +an e made liale.or t-e lo**: i. an8
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SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS
&**ue &
(-et-er t-e %uli+ &ntere*t Liti'ation .iled a'ain*t Union o. &ndia and ,C Minin'
Corporation Ltd i* maintainale
I +* /#$ */#+%- "9 *+% F/-"%"$ R+4* &' " 4,&/ &' I-+v+-/"$* "v% &
#%% v+&$"%-9 % %++& +* & "+"+"#$%.
&**ue &&
(-et-er "undamental Ri'-t* o. Trial +ommunitie* -a7e een 7iolated 8 t-e Minin'
%ro9e+t
T% R%*&-%* *"$$ &$/*+v%$ ,&v% " % M++4 P,&:% -&%* & v+&$"% % ,+4 &
*%$%, *+% % P%++&%, "* '"+$%- & %*"#$+*% + "- ,"%, %,% +* " &,%%*+v%
R%"#+$+"+& ""4% + +* "*%. A$*& + *"$$ #% */-+%- " % ,+4 & ;&$%*&%
%v+,&%9 % ,+4 & %"$ &, % ,+4 & $+v%$+&&- /-%, A,. 21 ;%,% & v+&$"%-.
F/,%,9 %,% +* & v+&$"+& &' " ,%$+4+&/* ,+4 "$*&.
&SSUE &&&
(-et-er Union o. &ndia and ,C Minin' Corporation Ltd +an e made liale .or t-e
lo**: i. an8
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ARGUMENTS ADVANCED
I. WHETHER THE PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION FILED AGAINST
UNION OF INDIA AND GC. MINING CORPORATION LTD. IS
MAINTAINABLE.
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