(per the Hon’ble, the Chief Justice) (Oral)
This public interest litigation (PIL) was about banning or
checking the use of plastic. Its indiscriminate use posed a threat to the
purity of the environment. Used plastic products less than 120 microns
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also termed as single-use plastics were most dangerous. Its
accumulation, as waste in public places makes the area dirty. Used
plastic is very difficult to destroy or recycle. It blocks the drainage
system of the area and surrounding region.
By several earlier orders, this Court had directed that the
members of the public should be made aware of the dangers of plastic
use and be prevented from using plastic of less than 120 microns. We
had also directed the authorities to take action so that plastic less than
120 microns could not be brought into this State, manufactured or sold
here and to take action against wrongdoers. Furthermore, those products
less than 120 microns were to be seized and destroyed.
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