🟢Environment (Protection) Act of 1986
▪️In the wake of the Bhopal tragedy, the government of India enacted the Environment Act of 1986.
▪️The purpose of the Act is to implement the decisions of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment of 1972.
▪️In this Act, main emphasis is given to “Environment”, defined to include water, air and land and the inter-relationships which exist among water, air and land and human beings and other living creatures, plants, micro-organisms and property.
▪️Section 19 provides that any person, in addition to authorized government officials, may file a complaint with a court alleging an offence under the Act.
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