Laws are never respected not enforced in India.
India, the biggest democracy in the world, is condemned by all for its people are not at all law abiding. We Indians take every thing for granted and have little habit of following any designed system. For instance, the Indian Constitution says that casteism, untouchability and bonded labour shall be abolished; however, we flourish shamelessly even so many years after the operation of the Constitution.
Article 48A of the Indian Constitution, which was added to the Directive Principles of the State Policy by the 42ndAmendment Act, 1976, propounds that the State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. However, little is done in favour of this. In fact, a recent report of our Parliament’s Estimates Committee has highlighted the near catastrophic depletion of India's forests over the last four decades. It is said that India is losing its forests at the rate of 3.7 million acres a year. There are many such areas now that are officially designated as forest land, however, in reality are tree less. The actual loss of forests is estimated to be eight times the rate indicated by the government statistics.
The situation is alarming not just in India but in many other parts of the world. A three year study using satellites and aerial photography conducted by the United Nations, warns that the environment has deteriorated so badly that it is 'critical' in many of the 80 countries surveyed.