Part IV · Right to Constitutional Remedies
Article 48A Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life.
In force
This article asks the State to protect and improve the environment. It also covers forests and wildlife, which the State must safeguard for the country. The 42nd Amendment inserted this article in 1976. Courts often read it with Article 21 in cases about pollution and forests.
- The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article asks the State to protect and improve the environment. It also covers forests and wildlife, which the State must safeguard for the country. The 42nd Amendment inserted this article in 1976. Courts often read it with Article 21 in cases about pollution and forests.