Madurai Coats Private Limited vs The Appellate Authority on 12 May, 2009
46. The Division Bench of this Court in Noyyal River Ayacutdars Protection Association and Another v. The Government of Tamil Nadu & Others, 2007 (1) LW 275, while emphasizing the importance of safeguarding the forest wild life in the country, as enshrined under Article 48-A of the Constitution of India, and connecting it with the fundamental duty on every citizen to protect and improve the natural environment enunciated under Article 51-A(g) of the Constitution of India, held that the thread of right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India passes into the above-said celebrated principle of the Constitution of India and further held that the Pollution Control Board should not only ensure proper environment, but it is also its imperative duty to improve the environment.