HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
 
 

?Court No. - 7
 
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 33183 of 2019
 
Petitioner :- Abrar Ahmad
 
Respondent :- State Of U.P. Through Collector And 6 Others
 
Counsel for Petitioner :- B. Malik,Amit Malik,Arshid Husain,Rikheswar Pratap Singh
 
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Chhaya Gupta,Hari Nath Tripathi
 

 
Hon'ble Biswanath Somadder,J.

Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J.

The instant writ petition arises in respect of an order dated 14.3.2019 passed by the Regional Officer, Regional Office, U.P. Pollution Control Board, Awas Vikas Parishad Colony, Sector-10, Scheme No. 3, Jhunsi, Prayagraj.

Even on the face, it is admitted that a statutory appeal lies in respect of the impugned order dated 14.3.2019 under the provisions of Section 31 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act of 1981").

We are of the view that the writ petitioner can avail the statutory remedy by preferring a statutory appeal under section 31 of the Act of 1981.

We, therefore, dispose of the writ petition by granting liberty to the writ petitioner to approach the statutory Appellate Authority, within a period of three weeks from date for preferring an appeal in accordance with law.

Order Date :- 18.10.2019 Ravi Prakash (Biswanath Somadder, J.) (Ajay Bhanot, J.)