Supreme Court Grants Interim Relief in Public Interest Litigation to Protect Endangered Birds from Power Line Collisions. The court directed undergrounding of power lines where feasible and installation of bird divertors, emphasizing the State's duty under Article 21 of the Constitution and ecocentric principles to prevent extinction of the Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican.
19 Apr 2021The judgment arose from a public interest writ petition filed by environmentalists seeking to protect the Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican, tw...
