Sandeep TS vs Union Of India WP(C) 564/2024-Atomic Energy Act

Atomic Energy Act 1962 ; Section 14- Writ petition filed by a physicist challenging provisions of the Atomic Energy Act 1962 restricting the involvement of private entities in licensing for nuclear power dismissed – The Parliamentary regime envisages a calibrated exploitation of atomic power, subject to stringent safeguards, bearing in mind the likely consequences of misuse and, for that matter, of an accident. These provisions which have been introduced in the Act of Parliament, namely, the 1962 Act, cannot be regarded as arbitrary on interfering with the fundamental rights of the petitioner.