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Mahesh Chandra Mehta

Mahesh Chandra Mehta is a public interest attorney from India. He single-handedly won numerous landmark judgments from India's Supreme Court since 1984, including introducing lead-free gasoline to India and reducing the industrial pollution fouling the Ganga and eroding the Taj Mahal.

BORN

1946

HONOUR

Ramon Magsaysay Award, 1997

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Key facts

Born
1946
Sector
Law & judiciary
Profession
Indian lawyer
Gender
Male

Biography

Mahesh Chandra Mehta is a public interest attorney from India. He single-handedly won numerous landmark judgments from India's Supreme Court since 1984, including introducing lead-free gasoline to India and reducing the industrial pollution fouling the Ganga and eroding the Taj Mahal. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1996 for his continuous fights in Indian courts against pollution-causing industries.

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Timeline

  1. 1996Awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
  2. 1997Awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award
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