http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/a03c6e7b7b3cc925 https://verfassungsblog.de/indias-new-constitutional-climate-right/ India’s New Constitutional Climate Right - Examining the Significance of M.K. Ranjitsinh and Others v. Union of India and Others for Climate Litigation in India Kumar, Parul Naik, Abhayraj eng 2024-04-25 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Climate Crisis Indian Constitution Indien climate litigation Indien Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The Supreme Court of India delivered a historic judgement on climate change and human rights in M.K. Ranjitsinh and Others v. Union of India and Others (hereinafter “M.K. Ranjitsinh”) on March 21, 2024. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice, D.Y. Chandrachud, formulated a new constitutional right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change by drawing upon Article 21 (the fundamental right to life and personal liberty) and Article 14 (the fundamental right to equality) of the Indian Constitution. The final judgement is a remarkable development for the evolution of constitutional climate litigation in India