A Psychological Perspective of Judicial Tenets in India on Environment

Abstract

The Pandemic of 2019 vividly portrayed the need for Humankind to integrate life and living with Mother Nature and understanding the nuances of living and life on the planet. This paper explores the psychological dimensions of the path-breaking green judicial tenet set by former Justice Kuldip Singh (Retd.), popularly called “Green Judge” for championing environmental concerns. His lordship coined the principles of polluter pays, precautionary principle, and the doctrine of public trust as the key benchmarks for deciding environmental pollution-related matters. Justice Singh passed various landmark judgments on several environmental issues. This paper attempts to discuss the psychological perspective based on researched models of the three principles and the contrast in the perspectives.