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Padam Bahadur Shrestha v. Prime Minister and others, 074-WO-0283 (Supreme Court) (25 December 2018)
Climate Change
Padam Bahadur Shrestha v. Prime Minister and others, 074-WO-0283 (Supreme Court) (25 December 2018)
Petitioners asked the Supreme Court to issue a writ of mandamus or other remedies that would include requiring a long list of government authorities to take several actions to better address climate change, including an order to put plans, policies and programs in place and to draft a new law to address climate adaptation and mitigation. Order at pgs. 5-6.
The Court ordered government authorities to adopt and implement a law to address climate adaptation and mitigation.
English translation of the Order