“We have to evolve new principles and lay down new norms which will adequately deal with new problems which arise in a highly industrialised society” was laid down in:

Correct option is B

This statement was made by the Supreme Court of India in the Oleum Gas Leak case (1986) — M.C. Mehta v. Union of India. This was a landmark judgment that introduced the doctrine of absolute liability for industries engaged in hazardous activities, replacing the older English principle of strict liability from Rylands v. Fletcher.
The Court emphasized that due to increasing industrialization and the hazardous potential of industries, the traditional rules were insufficient and new norms were needed.
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· Absolute Liability: No exceptions — if harm results from a hazardous industry, the enterprise is fully liable.
· This principle forms the backbone of Environmental Law in India.
· Led to the development of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in environmental matters.