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Mahendra Prasad Sonkar Son Of Sri Chunni ... vs State Of Uttar Pradesh Through ... on 6 August, 2004
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Subhash Kumar vs State Of Bihar And Ors on 9 January, 1991
11. Water is essential for life. Hence the public has a right to get pollution free water as this has been held to be part of Article 21 of the Constitution of India vide Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar .
Chameli Singh vs State Of U.P on 15 December, 1995
The Supreme Court in Chameli Singh v. State of U.P. while dealing with Article 21 of the Constitution has held that the need for a decent and civilized life includes the right to food, water and a decent environment. The Supreme Court further observed:
Delhi Water Supply & Sewage ... vs State Of Haryana & Ors on 29 February, 1996
12. Similarly, in Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking and Anr. v. State of Haryana and Ors., the Supreme Court observed: "Water is a gift of nature. Human hand cannot be permitted to convert this bounty into a curse, an oppression. The primary use to which water is put being drinking, it would be mocking nature to force the people who live on the bank of a river to remain thirsty." The Supreme Court further observed that "drinking is the most beneficial use of water and this need is so paramount that it cannot be made subservient to any other use of water, like irrigation. So the right to use of water for domestic purpose would prevail over other needs."
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