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UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES
COLLEGE OF LEGAL STUDIES
BBA.,LLB(HONS.)CORPORATE LAWS
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ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015 -16 SESSION: JLY-DECEMBER
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Meanin o! En"i#on$en%.................................................................................................5
Nee !o# en"i#on$en%a' 'a().............................................................................................5
*+icia' #e$eie) !o# en"i#on$en% po''+%ion........................................................................6
Some remarkable principles and doctrines propounded by the Indian judiciary:-. .. .. .6
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5. D$'#+ S!'%#+%/& D&*+'.............................................................................
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%n#ironmental protection: the judicial approach......................................................1&
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"onclusion................................................................................................................ 16
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