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  • Hari is carrying on a chemical and fertilizer industry near a bank of a river. In order to prevent and control any kind of harm to the environment, suitable waste treatment and disposal plants were

Hari is carrying on a chemical and fertilizer industry near a bank of a river. In order to prevent and control any kind of harm to the environment, suitable waste treatment and disposal plants were installed in the factory. Due to some sudden mechanical/ technical problem, these plants ceased to work properly and therefore, caused environmental pollution, which ultimately caused substantial harm to the environment and to the people living around the factory. Victims of such pollution file a suit for suitable remedy.

Option: 1

Victims cannot succeed as necessary precautions to prevent any harm were taken by Hari


Option: 2

Victims cannot succeed as the mechanical/technical problem was sudden and therefore, beyond the control of Hari


Option: 3

Victims can succeed as it is the duty of Hari to see that no harm is caused to the environment/people due to his activity under any circumstances


Option: 4

Victims could succeed, if treatment/disposal plant were not installed in the factory


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Whosoever by his act or omission causes environmental pollution shall be held liable for any loss caused by such pollution. It shall be no defence in such cases that all due diligence or reasonable care was taken while carrying out the act or omission in question. Hence the correct option is c. 

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