Pittaluga, Federico and others vs Municipality of Montevideo and others

Title:
Pittaluga, Federico and others vs Municipality of Montevideo and others
Party:
Uruguay
Region:
Latin America and the Caribbean
Type of document:
National - higher court
Date of text:
April 13, 2009
Data source:
InforMEA
Court name:
Tribunal de Apelaciones en lo Civil de 6ºTº
Seat of court:
Montevideo
Justice(s):
Dra. Selva Anabella KLETT FERNANDEZ, Dr. Felipe Javier HOUNIE SANCHEZ, Dra. Elena MARTÍNEZ ROSSO
Reference number:
65/2009
ECOLEX subject(s):
Air & atmosphere
Abstract:

A case concerning noise pollution resulting from a commercial local within the city of Montevideo.

 

The Municipality of Montevideo is accused by group of citizen of not having taken any measures to prevent a company owning the commercial local “Barrackech” of emitting noise pollution. Therefore, the residents accused the Municipality of violating the constitutional rights to healthy and peaceful environment by not protecting them from this source of noise pollution.

 

The court ruled in favour of the residents and condemned the company owning the “Barrackech” to adopt any technical measure to stop this permanent noise contamination and requested that the Municipality implement measures to prevent noise pollution.

Files:
SENTENCIA Nº 65 2009.pdf