NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN CASE: A JUDICIAL CONUNDRUM IN BALANCING THE DE FACTO CONFLICT B/W RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND RIGHT TO ENVIRONMENT “NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN V. UOI, 2000 10 SCC 664”

Abstract

This paper focuses on a perennially contentious topic “The Narmada Bachao Andolan”. It contains the whole issue from how it begins, how it moved in court of law and in what circumstances it got disposed of. This paper analyzed the case in purview of Right to Environment v. Right to Development. Along with that, this paper critically analyzed the majority judgement of Supreme Court in respect to the right of environment, development and livelihood conferred by COI to ‘we the people’.