Environment Law Case Book, Second Edition, contains extracts of, and comments on, signifi cant judgments pronounced by indian judiciary on environment. Classifi ed into six parts and comprising eighteen chapters, the Case book depicts the manner in which norms of environmental protection are evolved, and tested in the social milieu of a fast developing country. The Case book highlights recent and updated case law pertaining to various aspects of environmental regime- law of public nuisance, conservation of forest and other resources, coastal zone management, Constitutional mandates for environmental protection, control of pollution, judicial review of decisions affecting environment, and impact assessment processes. The fi rst edition of this book was very well received by teachers as well as students of law. this revised and updated second edition of environmental law Case book, with a qualitative analysis of the recent case law, is an asset for not only the students of law, but also for lawyers, judges, academicians, environmentalists, and social activists.
About The Author Professor P. Leelakrishnan has had a versatile career as a professor, lawyer, and writer. He taught law at Cochin University of Science and Technology for thirty years with a brief stint of three years research at the London School of Economics from where he obtained his Ph D. He has been a Butter worths Fellow, University of London in 1991, and UGC Emeritus Fellow in Law from 1998-2000. As Head of the Department, Dean and Professor Emeritus in the School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Professor Leelakrishnan has authored several books and research papers. An expert in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law, he has also been instrumental in moulding research in the field of consumer and environmental laws in India. His other books are Environmental Law In India, Legal Aspects of Stage Carriage Licensing in India, and Administrative Law. He has also edited four books-Consumer Protection and Legal Control, Law and Environment, New Horizons of Law, and Tribal Welfare: Law and Practice.
Professor Leelakrishnan was the co-ordinator of project on 'Legislative and Administrative Aspects: Environmental Control of Western Ghats' sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forest; and UGC sponsored project 'Impact of Land Legislation in Kerala'. He was also the convenor of the UGC Panel and the Curriculum Committee in law from 1995 to 2001. Professor P Leelakrishnan is currently practicing in the High Court of Kerala.
