{"id":19268,"date":"2022-05-10T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=19268"},"modified":"2022-05-10T16:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T23:35:00","slug":"india-mother-nature-can-sue-and-be-sued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2022\/05\/10\/india-mother-nature-can-sue-and-be-sued\/","title":{"rendered":"India: Mother Nature Can Sue And Be Sued"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meanwhile, at a courthouse in Madras, India…<\/p><\/div>\n

     The bizarre notion of treating \u201cMother Nature\u201d as a person with inalienable human rights<\/a> can be easily laughed at, but it is increasingly being not only pushed<\/a> but also implemented, most lately by the High Court of Madras in India<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Madras High Court has invoked the \u2018parens patriae jurisdiction\u2019 to declare Mother Nature as a Living Being with all corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person, in order to preserve and conserve them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Madurai bench of the HC in its recent order placed immense importance on conserving nature, while dealing with a petition from a former Tahsildar-level official who sought to quash the disciplinary proceedings against him for allegedly granting patta (land deed) for government land classified as \u2018Forest Poramboke Land\u2019 to certain individuals.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cShe said the past generations have handed over Mother Earth in its pristine glory and that we are morally bound to hand over the same to the next generation.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018It is right time to declare\/confer juristic status to the \u201cMother Nature\u201d. Therefore this Court by invoking “parens patriae jurisdiction” is hereby declaring the \u2018Mother Nature\u2019 as a \u2018Living Being\u2019 having legal entity\/legal person\/juristic person\/juridical person\/moral person\/artificial person having the status of a legal person, with all corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person, in order to preserve and conserve them.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018They are also accorded the rights akin to fundamental rights\/legal rights\/constitutional rights for their survival, safety, sustenance and resurgence in order to maintain its status and also to promote their health and wellbeing. The State Government and the Central Government are directed to protect the \u201cMother Nature\u201d and take appropriate steps to protect Mother Nature in all possible ways,\u2019 the court said.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

     So, just how does a court enforce violations by<\/em> nature? How will it be enjoined against natural disasters? How will it compensate the injured or dead? How to you imprison the planted itself?<\/p>\n

     All sound<\/em> and fury<\/em>\u2026 signifying nothing (except madness).<\/p>\n

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