Legal Implications of Environmental Pollution: Understanding the Consequences

Author – Sifat Aasiya Ajmeri, Student at Amity law school, Noida

Best Citation – Sifat Aasiya Ajmeri, Legal Implications of Environmental Pollution: Understanding the Consequences, INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL RESEARCH JOURNAL, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 113-119, ISBN – 978-81-960677-0-0.
Abstract

Environmental pollution has become a major concern in today’s world, with industrialization and development leading to a significant increase in pollution levels. The consequences of pollution are far-reaching and have a profound impact on human health, ecosystems, and the environment as a whole. As a result, governments around the world have implemented various environmental laws and regulations aimed at preventing and controlling pollution. However, despite these efforts, pollution continues to be a major issue, with many individuals and organizations ignoring or violating environmental laws. This has led to legal implications of environmental pollution that include fines, penalties, and even imprisonment. In this article, we will explore the legal implications of environmental pollution, international and national both but our focus will be more on national law. This article will give a major insight of Indian environmental laws  which will include different acts, cases, recent developments etc for the better understanding.

Keywords- Environmental Law, Indian Environmental law, Environment, pollution, human rights, fundamental rights.