Supreme Court order on climate change not a recipe to rewrite laws

The Supreme Court of India has always advocated a balance between development and environmental goals, say experts

Experts agree that India will need to enact comprehensive environmental protection law to guide the current mining regulations for industrial promotion, but without disregarding the development concerns to comply with last week’s Supreme Court judgment, which declared climate concerns a Fundamental Right.

The Supreme Court ruled that people have the right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change. These rights should be included in Article 14 and 21 of the Indian Constitution, the three-judge bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud noted. 

Most significantly, the judgment comes just as the European Court of Human Rights also handed