M. C. Mehta Explained

Mahesh Chandra Mehta
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Public interest attorney

Mahesh Chandra Mehta is a public interest attorney from India. He single-handedly won numerous landmark judgments from India’s Supreme Court since 1984, including introducing lead-free gasoline to India and reducing the industrial pollution fouling the Ganga and eroding the Taj Mahal. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1996[1] for his continuous fights in Indian courts against pollution-causing industries.

He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Asia for Public Service in 1997. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.[2] He is a trustee of People for Animals.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Goldman Environmental Prize: M.C. Mehta (Retrieved on 28 November 2007)
  2. Web site: Padma Awards 2016 . Press Information Bureau, Government of India . 2016 . February 2, 2016.
  3. Web site: PEOPLE FOR ANIMALS . https://web.archive.org/web/20181112122301/https://www.peopleforanimalsindia.org/trustees.php . 2018-11-12 . 2018-04-28 . www.peopleforanimalsindia.org . en.

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