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The Supreme Court has laid emphasis on striking a balance between the source of livelihood of the people and the activities which are health hazards and detrimental to the Environment.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia, Justices K S Panicker Radhakrishnan and Swatantra Kumar has directed the Centre and the State Governments to review safeguards in relation to primary as well as secondary exposure to asbestos. This should be done keeping in mind the information supplied by the respective states in furtherance to the earlier judgment as well as the fresh resolution asked by the International Labour Organisation.
Justice Kumar, writing 37-page judgement for the bench, further directed the Centre and all the states to constitute a regulatory body to exercise proper control and supervision over manufacturing of asbestos activities while ensuring due regard to the aspect of healthcare of the workmen involved in such activities in the states where there are large number of asbestos industries.
The apex court, however, took serious note of the abuse of the concept of PIL and issued show cause notices to the petitioner, NGO Kalyaneshwari and one Mr B K Sharma asking them to explain why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against them and/or in addition/alternative why exemplary cost be not imposed upon them.
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