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           IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
                    DHARWAD BENCH

       Dated this the 4th day of September 2013

                        Before

   THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE H.N.NAGAMOHAN DAS

    Writ Petition Nos.82094-82095/2013 (GM-Res)

Between:

1. Dr. Padmajeet, S/o: Appasaheb
   Nadagouda Patil, Age: 37 years,
   Occ: Medical Practitioner,
   R/o Near Halingali Naka,
   Harijankeri Rabakavi,
   Taluk: Jamkhandi,
   District: Bagalkot.

2. Dr. Smt. Tishaladevi, W/o: Appasaheb
   Nadagouda Patil, Age: 63 years,
   Occ: Medical Practitioner,
   R/o Near Halingali Naka,
   Harijankeri Rabakavi,
   Taluk: Jamkhandi,
   District: Bagalkot.                    ...Petitioners

(By Sri. Shivaraj P.Mudhol, Advocate)

And:

1. The State Pollution Control Board,
   Parisar Bahvan, 49, Church Street,
   Bangalore-560001.
   Represented by its Member Secretary.
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2. The Regional Office,
   Karnataka State Pollution Control
    Board, Plot No.33E, Sector No.32,
   Navanagar, Bagalkot,
   District: Bagalkot, represented by
   Its Environmental Officer,

3. M/s Padmashree Textile
   Processors, Sri. Ganapatirao,
   S/o Gangaram Hajare,
   Age: 60 years, Occ: Business,
   R/o: Halingali Naka, Harijankeri,
   Rabakavi, Taluk: Jamkhandi,
   District: Bagalkot.

4. Smt. Prabhavati,
   W/o Ganapatirao Hajare,
   Age: 55 years, Occ: Business,
   R/o: near Halingali Naka, Harijankeri,
   Rabakavi, Taluk: Jamkhandi,
   District: Bagalkot.

5. Praveenkumar,
   S/o Ganapatirao Hajare,
   Age: 31 years, Occ: Business,
   R/o: near Halingali Naka, Harijankeri,
   Rabakavi, Taluk: Jamkhandi,
   District: Bagalkot.

6. Prasannakumar,
   S/o Ganapatirao Hajare,
   Age: 33 years, Occ: Business,
   R/o: near Halingali Naka, Harijankeri,
   Rabakavi, Taluk: Jamkhandi,
   District: Bagalkot.                    ...Respondents
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      These writ petitions are filed under Articles 226 &
227 of the Constitution of India with a prayer to direct
the respondents No.1 and 2 to take legal action against
the respondents No.3 to 6 pursuance to the notice dated
25.07.2013 issued by 2nd respondents vide Annexure-G
and etc.

      These petitions coming on for preliminary hearing
this day, the Court made the following:


                         ORDER

In these writ petitions, petitioners have prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Nos.1 and 2 to initiate legal action pursuant to the notice issued by them on 25.07.2013 - Annexure-G.

2. Petitioners contend that they gave representation as per Annexure-F dated 06.07.2013 to the 2nd respondent to take action against respondent Nos.3 to 6. Acting on the representation of the petitioners, the 2nd respondent issued notice as per Annexure-G dated 25.07.2013 to respondent Nos.3 to 6 to show cause as to why action shall not be taken for :4: violation of provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The grievance of the petitioners is that the 2nd respondent has not taken further action pursuant to Annexure-G. If that is so, liberty is reserved to the petitioners to approach the 2nd respondent with an appropriate representation. In that event, the 2nd respondent to take appropriate action in accordance with law.

Accordingly, the writ petitions are hereby disposed of without reference to the respondents.

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JUDGE Kms