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.
Suggested Citation:
Kauffman, Craig, Catherine Haas, Alex Putzer, Shrishtee Bajpai, Kelsey Leonard, Elizabeth Macpherson, Pamela Martin, Alessandro Pelizzon & Linda Sheehan. Eco Jurisprudence Monitor. V2. 2025. Distributed by the Eco Jurisprudence Monitor.https://ecojurisprudence.org/initiatives/sukhna-lake-case/.
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