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Mahesh Chandra Mehta

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Mahesh Chandra Mehta (born 12 October 1946) is a public interest attorney from India. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1996 for his legal work against pollution-causing industries. He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Asia for Public Service in 1997.[1] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.[2]

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  1. "Mehta, Mahesh Chander". Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation Philippines. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  2. "Padma Awards 2016". Press Information Bureau. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2026.