IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE

DATED THIS THE 12"' DAY or APRIL 2010 H 

PRESENT :

THE HON'BLE MRSJUSTICE MANJULA csepjg.-o.R   

AND

THE I-iON'BLE MRJUSTICE Mo_H_AN sHAra,j'ANA¢_ouoAt;:"Q"'
wan' PETITIQN Ng.1§§23  gg."(§rei-.__g'g:L1~~.,_:"-~ 

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M/s.Modern Process Printers Pvt. 5',.'td:,  " 
No.73, S.S.I. Area   "
5*" Block, Rajajinfagajg-'  1 
Bangalore--56Q-   "   
Rep.by its Direr;tof_,f:  4'     .
K.Pundalik--i'ri--ayaik, '*<:;,_   "   .. Petitioner

( By Sri K;'<;ovi'ndaPra;;r } 5

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 Thérenvzronrmentat officer,'
K'a_wrnz_aPta ka State Pollution
Co'rztro1P.B0a_r'd, -   

V Regionar0ffn:er__(Ci'ty~3),

' '15' Floor, Nisarga 'Bhavan

77*" ' D' Cross', '

R'£1".'ThVi'Wmaia'r:..4Road
 4'Shniva:'ia.gar, Rajajinagar
 'Ba'ngaEo_r.e-560 010. .. Respondent

'11' sri D.Nagaraja, Advocate (absent) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the order dated 25.5.2009 passed by the Karnataka State Appellate Aut.hori4ty_V at Bangalore under Water and AIR (Prevention of Corltrol.,oi?¥., Pollution) Act, 1974 and 1981, in Appeal No.39;{08'«..c,l.vs{*. _ Appeal No.40/2008 vide Annexure---J and etc., This Writ Petition coming on fejriflpreii,_rr'i.inaryfhearing this day, MOHAN SHANTANAGOUD_AR:,"a..3.,'=,_ma'de" jthe,.__ following: _ _ gkosnz Heard the learned,_.""y«.counselV' 'petitioner. Respondent's counsel is absent'. material on record. H A

2. Board fliss.u,ed§ consent orders for the period froth' in favour of M/s.Modern Process Printeirs.i .1.4..2G§'6, the petitioner--company came _~"i~nto ..e$tiste'r:cve, inasmuch as, the petitioner company .contiVn'ued'<.t'he'_'«»i:ius.i_ness of M/s.Modern Process Printers. In other"word's,7jjtheV' petitioner-company has 'taken over the 'a.ssets"and}_the business of M/s.Modern Process Printers. On 2i_'9.2.l2Q08, the respondent issued notice to the petitioner that there is deficit consent fee paid for the period 1.1.1998 to 31.12.2004 and consequently, the F» takes the possession of the industry has to comply with all the requirements, if the same have not been complie;!».Vi;i:i.ti*:.._ the earlier entity. The payment of consent fees is _ requirements for getting the consent or_d.e.rg.__ An§/''defi1tjiven'cy''i.n '4 such payment has to be met by the ;:$'etit;'=.fon.er has admittedly taken over the 'assets and V:liabilities-o.fmt.heV transferor company.

In view of the above, 'no l"i'ntevrfo.fé"nf<;e'_'_i.s called for. Petition fails and thefsame'iis di$h1isse'_a--'..v__fEfVhe portion of the order relating to .i:m_pVosi'tion75Qfw"'c-oistsgis'however set aside under the :i"acts"anfd_Vci r€{.t:'ri1_s'ta.nces ofthe case. Sdié 1 EDGE Sd/3 ropes