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This book presents a comprehensive account of the various contours of the environmental jurisprudence in India. It covers the Indian constitutional, legislative, administrative and judicial strategies that have shaped the Indian environmental jurisprudence against the backdrop of the various international efforts to control pollution and preserve the global environment. It deals with the constitutional framework provided for the preservation and protection of Indian environment. In this context, the book gives an extensive picture of Indian administrative and legislative policy framework along with the latest developments in the area. The salient and most important feature of the book is its in-depth account of the innovative judicial enforcement of the constitutional and legislative prescriptions as reflected in the catena of judicial decisions including the latest ones. In this respect, the fundamental right to life guaranteed by Article 21 of the Indian Constitution has been given a very liberal interpretation in order to make it the chief constitutional edifice of the Indian environmental jurisprudence and environmental justice in India. The book is intended for the students of LL.B. and LL.M. It would also be useful to faculty, research scholars, lawyers and other legal professionals. About the Author ARUNA VENKAT, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Law at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. She is the Centre Head of Centre for Humanitarian and Refugee Laws. She also heads the Centre on Law and Society at NALSAR. She received her Doctorate in Law from the University of Delhi. She has taught at Amity Law School, New Delhi. Before joining the teaching profession, she worked with Butterworths India, New Delhi as a Legal Editor. Dr. Aruna has more than 12 years of teaching and research experience and has published several research papers in reputed national law journals. She is a member of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) and Kapi’olani Child Protection Centre invited her to chair a session at the XVIII Congress 2010. Her fields of interest are environmental law, private international law, juris-prudence, law and society. Presently, Dr. Aruna is engaged in research in the field of child abuse and neglect, child rights, and environment. Table of Contents Preface List Of Cases Abbreviations Introduction 1. Environmental Protection: International Legislative And Administrative Efforts 2. Environmental Protection: Constitutional Perspectives 3. Environmental Protection: Legislative Strategies 4. Environmental Protection And Administrative Strategies 5. Environmental Protection, Preservation And Role Of Judiciary: Constitutional Format 6. Need For Prevention And Control Of Water Pollution: Judicial Responses And Strategies 7. Prevention And Control Of Air Pollution Through Judicial Intervention And Enforcement 8. Protection Of Forests And Ecology: Judicial Concern And Perception 9. Conclusions And Suggestions Bibliography  Index