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As temperatures in the National Capital Region soared to 38 degrees centigrade, an early warning of the summer to come, two landmark judicial verdicts offer new perspectives on climate change.
In India, the Supreme Court uploaded the detailed judgment of a dictated order of March 21 that delineated for the first time the right to be free from the adverse effect of climate change as a distinct right. Articles 14 (equality before the law and equal protection of laws) and 21 (right to life and personal liberty), a three-judge Bench headed by the Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said, are important
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