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ARE INDIAN COURTS ECO-CENTRIC?

Only when the last tree has been cut down; Only when the last river has been poisoned; Only when the last fish has been caught; Only then you will find that money cannot be eaten.

INTRODUCTION
Anthropocentrism is a human-focused approach where non-humans have just instrumental worth to people. Under anthropocentrism, people come first and human obligations to non- human based on profits to people. Eco-centrism is nature focused where people are a piece of nature and non-humans have natural worth. Human investment does not take automatic priority and people have commitments to non-humans barring any personal interest. Eco-centrism is in this manner life- focused, nature-focused where nature incorporates both, …show more content…

THE SHIFT FROM ANTHROPOCENTRIC TO ECO-CENTRIC
The principles of environmental law
The Indian judiciary has been seen to shift from an anthropocentric approach to an eco-centric approach. The Supreme Court is of the view that environmental justice could be attained only when we float away from the rule of human-centric to Ecocentric. The main principles of environmental law that guide the decisions of the courts like Sustainable development, Polluter Pays Principle, Intergenerational Equity are inclined towards anthropocentrism. Sustainable Development and Intergenerationalequity presume the superior needs of individuals and distribute the use of natural resources in such a way that it must be fairly conveyed between the present and future generations. The Polluter Pays Principle requires a certain extent of harm to humans as a precondition for it to be invoked. This principle was first invoked by the case Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of India. The following cases Vellore Citizens Forum case and Kanpur Tanneries case reaffirmed the Polluter Pays Principle wherein the court says that the principle has become a part of the domestic law seeking justification from the constitutional directive, statutory provisions and …show more content…

This included mandatory presence of veterinarians, video graphing, requirements for barricades,.involvement of NGOs, permission from the collector, registration of the bulls. This was challenged to be inconsistent and in direct collisionto Section 11 (1) (a) and Section 11 (1) (m) of Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA Act), 1982 and Articles 51A (g) and (h) of the Constitution of India which prohibited any kind of ill-treatment to animals. The courts had the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Jallikattu Act, 2009 was repugnant to the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1982 and was declared unconstitutional and void under Article 254(1) of the Constitution. The PCA Act is absolutely eco-centric. It being a welfare legislation by the parliament has zero tolerance for any harm inflicted onto animals. Regulations or guidelines, whether statutory or otherwise, if they purport to dilute or defeat the welfare legislation and the constitutional principles, Court should not hesitate to strike them down so as to achieve the ultimate object and purpose of the welfare legislation. The court in this judgment by giving priority to animal rights over human customs, practice and traditions can be seen to have successfully taken a step forward towards being eco-centric. Eco-centric triumphed over anthropocentric.
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