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10. The Precautionary Principle and the Polluter Pays Principle have been accepted as part of the law of the land.

As serious damage has been caused to the environment by https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/19/10789162/renault-recall-15000-cars-emissions-probe-vw. http://www.autossegredos.com.br/2015/10/26/dieselgate-volkswagen-pode-ser-multada-em-ate-r-50-milhoes- no-brasil/.

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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/26/volkswagen-emissions-scandal-switzerland-bans-sale-of- some-models.

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http://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/files/media/T&E%2098-3_0.pdf. https://www.wsj.com/articles/spanish-court-opens-criminal-probe-of-volkswagen-1446037125. https://web.archive.org/web/20170113132615/http://thezimbabwemail.com/business-12118-sa-regulators-to- probe-local-vw-unit-after-emissions-scandal.html. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54b4ec12-be75-11e5-a8c6-deeeb63d6d4b.html. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-34324772. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/11884872/Volkswagen-crisis-how-many- investigations-is-the-carmaker-facing.html http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/12/dutch-consumers-authority-investigates-volkswagen- emissions-scandal/ http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/environment/html/2015/10/20151016_202534.shtml http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20151014_01918764 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/11887711/VW-scandal-BMW-shares-plunge-after- SUV-breaches-EU-emissions-standards-live.html Respondent No. 4 and Respondent No. 5, therefore, the Polluter Pays Principle needs to be invoked to compensate the damage caused, in terms of Section 20 of the NGT Act, 2010.