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In OLEUM GAS LEAK CASE (M.C. Mehta v. Union of India), AIR 1987 SC 965, the Supreme Court read the right to a CLEAN ENVIRONMENT into:

AArticle 21 — Right to LIFE and Personal Liberty (which now includes right to clean, healthy environment)
BArticle 19 freedom of trade and profession (cf. M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak), AIR 1987 SC 965; Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar, AIR 1991 SC 420)
CArticle 14 equality before law (cf. M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak), AIR 1987 SC 965; Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar, AIR 1991 SC 420)
DArticle 25 freedom of religion (cf. M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak), AIR 1987 SC 965; Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar, AIR 1991 SC 420)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Article 21 — Right to LIFE and Personal Liberty (which now includes right to clean, healthy environment)
1. M.C. Mehta v. UoI (Oleum Gas Leak) and subsequent cases established that the right to a CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT is part of the RIGHT TO LIFE under Article 21 of the Constitution. 2. Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar (1991) made this explicit: 'Right to live is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution and it includes the right of enjoyment of POLLUTION FREE WATER AND AIR for full enjoyment of life.' 3. Subsequent cases: Virender Gaur (1995); Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action (1996); A.P. Pollution Control Board v Prof. MV Nayudu II (2001); Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board v Sri C. Kenchappa (2006). 4. Hence option B is correct. _Source: EPA 1986 / Constitution of India / Stockholm/Rio/Paris / Indian SC environmental jurisprudence — M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak), AIR 1987 SC 965; Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar, AIR 1991 SC 420_
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