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Development and progression of ecological jurisprudence in India has been noteworthy. Indian Constitution is one of the Finest and lengthiest Constitutions in the world having specific piece of legislations and provisions for the protection, promotion and preservation of natural environment. Apart from various progressive legislations, the role of Indian judiciary is of paramount importance. For the last four decades, the growth of environmental jurisprudence in India, following the Amendment of the Constitution, has been significant in the sense that it has led to the useful formation of a fundamental right to a clean environment. The objective of this study is to examine the different aspects of the exceptional contribution of higher judiciary into the growth of environmental activism and its expansion to a broader jurisprudential and constitutional structure.
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