Vishal Kumar Vs. Union of India and ors - Court Judgment

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CourtJharkhand High Court
Decided OnAug-19-2013
AppellantVishal Kumar
RespondentUnion of India and ors
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inthehighcourtofjharkhandatranchi w.p .(pil)no.2663of2011 with i.a.no.6161of2013 vishalkumar ... ... petitioner versus unionofindiathroughthecentralpollutioncontrol board,undertheministryofenvironment&forest, governmentofindia,newdelhi&ors. ... ... respondents coram :honebletheactingchiefjustice :hon'blemr.justiceshreechandrashekhar forthepetitioner :mr.s.rahman,advocate fortheunionofindia :mr.vishalkr.rai,j.c.tomr.m.m.khan,asgi forthejspcb :mr.sohailanwar,sr.advocate mr.rahulsaboo,a.k.pandey,advocates forthecpcb :mr.manishkumar,advocate fortheintervener :mr.sumeetgadodia,advocate th 15/dated:19 august,2013 perd.n.patel,a.c.j.w.p.(pil)no.2663of2011 1. counsel appearing for the jharkhand state pollution control boardisseekingtimetofilefurtheraffidavitregardingfurthersteps takentoreducethepollutionintheareawhichisreferredtointhe thememoofthepetition.itisfurthersubmittedbythejharkhand statepollutioncontrolboardthattheywillalsoorganiseawareness programmes,seminarsetc.theywillputnecessaryhoardingsinthe areaconcernedforthereductionofthepollutionandtheywillalso giveproperguidancesofaraspurchaseofequipments,abouttheir pricesandavailabilityintheopenmarketoftheseinstrumentsandif needarises,theywillalsomakesuggestiontothestategovernment orthecentralgovernmentforgrantofsubsidyforsuchothertypeof financialassistanceforthepurchaseofsuchequipmentswhichare requiredforreductioninthepollution.thus,allpossiblestepsshall be taken for sensitising of the industries for reduction of the pollution.theyhavealsogivennoticesundertheair(preventionand control of pollution) act, 1981 and the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974, as also under the environment protectionact,1986,toseveralindustries.theyhavealsoorderedto closedowncertainindustriesasreferredintheaffidavitfiledtodayby thejharkhandstatepollutioncontrolboardandtheywillalsodraw thesampleofwaterandairandtheanalysiswillbemadeperiodically andthosedataswillalsobepresentedbeforethiscourtonthenext dateofhearing.2. the matter is, therefore, adjourned to be listed on 23rd september,2013. i.a.no.6161of2013 3. counsel appearing for the applicant also seeks time to file furtheraffidavit.4. counselappearingforthepetitionerisdirectedtofilereplyto theaffidavit,whichisgoingtobefiledbytheapplicantinthisi.a. (d.n.patel,a.c.j.) (shreechandrashekhar,j.) manish/amit
Judgment:

INTHEHIGHCOURTOFJHARKHANDATRANCHI W.P .(PIL)No.2663of2011 with I.A.No.6161of2013 VishalKumar ... ... Petitioner Versus UnionofIndiathroughtheCentralPollutionControl Board,undertheMinistryofEnvironment&Forest, GovernmentofIndia,NewDelhi&Ors. ... ... Respondents CORAM :HONEBLETHEACTINGCHIEFJUSTICE :HON'BLEMR.JUSTICESHREECHANDRASHEKHAR ForthePetitioner :Mr.S.Rahman,Advocate FortheUnionofIndia :Mr.VishalKr.Rai,J.C.toMr.M.M.Khan,ASGI FortheJSPCB :Mr.SohailAnwar,Sr.Advocate Mr.RahulSaboo,A.K.Pandey,Advocates FortheCPCB :Mr.ManishKumar,Advocate FortheIntervener :Mr.SumeetGadodia,Advocate th 15/Dated:19 August,2013 PerD.N.Patel,A.C.J.

W.P.(PIL)No.2663of2011 1. Counsel appearing for the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Boardisseekingtimetofilefurtheraffidavitregardingfurthersteps takentoreducethepollutionintheareawhichisreferredtointhe thememoofthepetition.ItisfurthersubmittedbytheJharkhand StatePollutionControlBoardthattheywillalsoorganiseawareness programmes,seminarsetc.Theywillputnecessaryhoardingsinthe areaconcernedforthereductionofthepollutionandtheywillalso giveproperguidancesofaraspurchaseofequipments,abouttheir pricesandavailabilityintheopenmarketoftheseinstrumentsandif needarises,theywillalsomakesuggestiontotheStateGovernment ortheCentralGovernmentforgrantofsubsidyforsuchothertypeof financialassistanceforthepurchaseofsuchequipmentswhichare requiredforreductioninthepollution.Thus,allpossiblestepsshall be taken for sensitising of the industries for reduction of the pollution.TheyhavealsogivennoticesundertheAir(Preventionand Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, as also under the Environment ProtectionAct,1986,toseveralindustries.Theyhavealsoorderedto closedowncertainindustriesasreferredintheaffidavitfiledtodayby theJharkhandStatePollutionControlBoardandtheywillalsodraw thesampleofwaterandairandtheanalysiswillbemadeperiodically andthosedataswillalsobepresentedbeforethisCourtonthenext dateofhearing.

2. The matter is, therefore, adjourned to be listed on 23rd September,2013. I.A.No.6161of2013 3. Counsel appearing for the applicant also seeks time to file furtheraffidavit.

4. Counselappearingforthepetitionerisdirectedtofilereplyto theaffidavit,whichisgoingtobefiledbytheapplicantinthisI.A. (D.N.Patel,A.C.J.) (ShreeChandrashekhar,J.) Manish/Amit