M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum gas leak)
Absolute liability; hazardous industry; Delhi air and water PIL series.
IRAC Analysis
Whether enterprises engaged in inherently dangerous activity owe strict compensation without fault defenses.
Following the Oleum gas leak, the Court evolved the absolute liability standard for hazardous enterprises and continued the M.C. Mehta PIL line on Delhi pollution, industrial relocation, and CNG transition orders.