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     IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
          DATED THIS THE 22nd DAY OF JANUARY 2015
                              PRESENT
        THE HON'BLE MR.D.H.WAGHELA, CHIEF JUSTICE
                               AND
         THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM MOHAN REDDY
                 WP No.60388/2014(GM-POL)

BETWEEN

M/S PADMANABHA DYEING FACTORY
REPRESENTED BY MR RAVI KIRAN,
S/O LATE GANGADAR SA,
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
OFFICE AT NO.14, 2ND CROSS,
VINOBHA NAGAR,
BENGALURU-560002.
                                             ... PETITIONER

(By Sri RAKSHIT K N, ADV.,)


AND

1.     STATE OF KARNATAKA
       REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
       DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY,
       VIDHANA SOUDHA,
       BENGALURU-560001.

2.     THE KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
       REPRESENTED BY ITS ENVIRONMENT OFFICER,
       1ST FLOOR, NISARGA BHAVAN,
       7TH 'D' MAIN ROAD,
       THIMMAIAH ROAD,
       SANEGORAVANA HALLI,
       SHIVANAGAR,
       BENGALURU-560010.
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3.   THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
     BESCOM, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD,
     OPP TO RBI, K R CIRCLE,
     BENGALURU-560078.

4.   THE CHAIRMAN
     BWSSB,
     5TH FLOOR,
     KAVERI BHAVAN,
     BENGALURU-560 001.

5.   THE COMMISSIONER
     BBMP,
     HUDSON CIRCLE,
     BENGALURU-560 001.

6.   THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
     S2 SUB DIVISION,
     BESCOM,
     NO.11/3, NEAR MICO,
     HOSUR ROAD,
     BENGALURU-560 030.

                                              ... RESPONDENTS

(By Sri E.R.DIWAKAR, AGA FOR R.1 & 2)


     THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND
227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIERCT R-1 TO
CONSTITUTE AN APPELLATE AUTHORITY AS PRESCRIBED UNDER
SECTION 31[1] OF THE AIR ACT 1981 AND 28[1] OF THE WATER
ACT 1974 WITHIN THE TIME STIPULATED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT
AND ETC.,



     THIS   WRIT   PETITION   COMING    ON   FOR   PRELIMINARY
HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
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                             ORDER

D.H.WAGHELA, C.J. (Oral) :

1. The petition was not pressed, with a view to making appropriate application for valid consent under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, for permitting re-starting the unit of the petitioner.

2. Permission being granted, the petition is dismissed as not pressed.

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CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/-

JUDGE mv