The defendant had made moves to install industry near a lake. The Indian Supreme Court ruled against the defendant. It referred to various courts around the world, and to a decision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, when it said that ''the concept of a healthy environment as a part of the fundamental right to life, developed by our Supreme Court, is finding acceptance in various countries side by side with the right to development.''

(found in ''Reclaiming Democracy: The Strategic Uses of Foreign and International Law by National Courts'' by Eyal Benvenisti, American Journal of International Law, April 2008, Volume 102, Number 2, p 260)