Summary
Sh. Gautam Khanna, a resident of Chandigarh, India, sent a letter to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, drawing its attention to Sukhna Lake’s depleting water levels. The court declared in 2020 that Sukhna Lake has a “distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties, and liabilities of a living person.” It also ordered the demolition of all the structures in the catchment area and directed the Chandigarh administration to declare the lake a wetland.