IN THE HIGH COURT ore' KARNA'1*AI<;§..   '   *' 

CIRCUIT BENCH AT _DH.A1?§WA33""" W > 

DATED THIS THE 3rd DAY oFA.pE::;§é§13ERA.2t:§)3'I'-._ 

Barbie};

THE HON'BLE MR.JQ§r1 c:aE: _VN.A§i'AN_fiA V}

CRIMINAL moo?

BETWEEN.   ~ "

1. M15.' Sh::tt_v___8a Sfens,
rbpmsenfged  'Sri.~I?}"N. Satiashiv,
Igaraaikong-«Bic~ck,<.,  % '

NEB Range,' «Hosp<:ut;TA--.  ' 

2.  'fv'§a.na@1z1'g., Pértztcr,
  M13 P. BaI, a:mi3.ba Shctty 8:; Sons,
« _ Karagiifixzolia Block,
"  T HEB Raiige, Hosp-ct,
«A  - . V  . . . Petitioners

(ms. R.'.fi.;t:fiiadha, Adv. for pefitioners)

Kmfiataka State Polluticm Comm)! Board,

Represented by Qeputy Envimnment Oficer,
Regional Oflice,

'  'No.7, Ward No.1,

K.f{.B. Coiony near S.P.Circ]§,

Parvathinagar,
Be1Iary----583 103.  RESPONDEN'?



(Ely Srideevan J. Nccralagi, Adv.)

The criminal petition is filctd un('ier*_sei-'c11'o_1:'1 4.32 Qf
Cr.P.C. praying to quash p1t)céeeEi11_gs' iziitiaiad 
No.246}/2006 in the Court of Prl. C§viI'Judge.5{Jr." Divisidn) 
55JMFC at Hospet, and etc. ' '  .     v '

The criminal pefifion.  on for admission,- this
day, the Court made  fgliowingi'     

The  stgte  Board (for shaft
KSPCB)    Ofiicer has
filed    Cr.P.C3. and it is pending
triai forV'Avi<;'>LatiVon "2'5' read with Section 43 of Water

(Pmvgnflgn   of Pollution) Act, 1974, in CC

  """'*:*his petition is filed to quash tha

  injurama in C.c.No.246'.?; 2006.

  v'f'3L1r: petifioner has raised several contentions.

  11:3; péfifibner has contended that complainant has bum

  by KSPCB to withdraw the compiaint. The

%   .,.p-z-ititiomzr has challenged the locus standi of com jlainant.

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 petitiozxers have extracted iron

2 3 :
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing learned

Counsel for petifioner is absent. Srifieevan Neeralgi;;Kdv.

who had undertaken to tile Vakalath for zesponczeni;

filed Vakalath.

4. As could be seen    "'
complaint, the complaint was  

Environmental Gfiicer, KSPCBV    >

letter from the Chairman of   Vigmunds

urged.  the  bcmfretency of respondent to

file the iebaiplainvjhi'

1. 5. LA the compiaint that pciitioners 1 .' V. !)'ein'g..'AManA:§."gé§vand Partner of M/s P. Baiasubba had been authorised to carry on mm' ing Of')§f3_Zf§':V1'ti0}§l.'3':f(::J_- 'exteact imn ore in the quantzity of 1.8 lakh fitones 'iannum during the year 2001~2€)O5 with coneent of The pmduction detafls obtained from the Separment of Mining and Geologr would reveal that am:

Amore than the permitted f/«'' The petiiioners have not ob'£ainefi'C:3q21isite qliantity.

pg, '*-""1 :4: cnvimnmental clearance certificate and thereby .'vi§}afe.t_1 section 25 read with section 43 of Water . Control ofPo11ut§on.} Act, 1974.

6. It is contended by péfitidaér thifi State Pollution Contml Board to 'V Withdraw the complainanfi. itzifi ££1é"'dO£3HIfl€fitS made available by v"_»:fd1z;p1aj11ant was authorised to tiéted 28.10.2006. Howevgn does not rciate to aumofififiefi In any event, this is a matter duxim trial. in these cficlifigfitanms, find any grozlatxds to entertain {his ;.1¢1i!i_9n._ 'xfixcxtéiidjngy, petition is dismissed at that: stage of Sci!-

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