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Text of Petition to India’s Supreme court challenging constitutional validity of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010

14 October 2011

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

(CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION)

Writ Petition (Civil) No. .................... of 2011

PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION

A WRIT PETITION IN PUBLIC INTEREST UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SEEKING APPROPRIATE WRIT FOR DECLARING NUCLEAR LIABILITY ACT OF 2010 AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, FOR SAFETY RE-ASSESSMENT AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF ALL NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN INDIA, AND OVERHAUL OF THE DYSFUNCTIONAL REGULATORY SYSTEM

To,

THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA AND HIS COMPANION JUDGES OF -THE HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

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Full Text of Public Interst writ petition challenging Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010
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