Former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka said that no religion allows or condones the degradation of the environment, and lamented that pollution is increasingly being justified in the name of religion. Speaking at a lecture titled “Clean Air, Climate Justice and We – Together for a Sustainable Future” organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, Justice Oka made an impassioned plea to stop polluting activities in the name of rituals..

“The most crucial reason for our failure to protect the environment is the failure of both citizens and the State to perform their fundamental duty under Article 51A of the Constitution,” Justice Oka said. “Unfortunately, there is a tendency to damage the environment in the name of religion. But if we examine the tenets of all religions, we will

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