UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

When courts interpret the right to life to include the right to a clean and healthy environment,they are developing environmental jurisprudence. This body of case law integrates environmental protection into constitutional rights. The stem explicitly mentions the right to clean environment under Article 21,which is a hallmark of environmental jurisprudence in India. Therefore Option B is correct.

Option A:
Criminal jurisprudence deals with offences and penalties under criminal law and is not the main focus when expanding the scope of fundamental rights to include environmental aspects.

Option B:
Environmental jurisprudence uses judicial decisions to clarify and strengthen legal principles that safeguard the environment. This matches exactly the process described in the question.

Option C:
Commercial jurisprudence concerns trade,contracts and business transactions. It does not primarily involve constitutional interpretation of environmental rights.

Option D:
Contract jurisprudence focuses on agreements between parties and their enforceability. It is not the relevant branch of law when courts are reading environmental rights into Article 21.