NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ABOUT WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND FOREST CONSERVATION

The Indian Constitution is perhaps one of the rare constitutions of the world that contains specific provisions relating to environmental protection. It puts a duty on the "State" as well as "citizens" to protect and improve the environment. The Indian judiciary has made extensive use of these constitutional provisions and developed a new "environmental jurisprudence" of India. In India, most of the environmental matters have been brought before the judiciary through "Public Interest Litigation" (PIL). Out of all the legal remedies available for' the protection of the environment, the remedy under the constitution is preferred because of its relative speed, simplicity, and cheapness.