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                       THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL
                          SOUTHERN ZONE, CHENNAI
                     Thursday, the 31st day of January, 2013
                              Appeal No. 45 of 2012


Quorum:
  1. Hon'ble Justice Shri M. Chockalingam,
      (Judicial Member)
  2. Hon'ble Prof. R. Nagendran,
      (Expert Member)


BETWEEN
Sri T.Anand,
S/o Late Thimme Gowda,
Proprietor,
M/s. Maltose Agri Products,
Kestur Gate,
Doddabelavangala Hobli,
Doddaballapura Taluk,
Bangalore Rural District.                                 .. Appellant

                                AND

   1. The Chairman,
      Karnataka State Pollution Control Board,
      Parisara Bhavan,
      No.49, Church Road,
      Bangalore-560 001.

   2. The Member Secretary,
      Karnataka State Pollution Control Board,
      Parisara Bhavan,
      No.49, Church Road,
      Bangalore-560 001.

   3. The Environmental Officer,
      Karnataka State Pollution Control Board,
      Regional Office Bangalore North-1,
      1st Floor, Nisarga Bhavan, 7th 'D"Main
      Thimmaiah Road, Sanegoravanahalli,
      Shivaji Nagar, Banglore.                            .. Respondents


By Advocates:
None for the appellant
M/S. T.K.Bhaskar, Srinath Sridevan, and K.Harishankar for the Respondents
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ORDER:

This appeal was filed by the appellant praying to call for the records concerning the application for consent and to set aside the closure direction issued in the proceedings No. PCB/BNA/12/393 dated 02.06.2012 of the 3rd respondent, to direct the respondent authorities to inspect the poultry feed mixing unit of the appellant , collect samples, analyse the samples and to submit a report and to direct the respondent authorities to consider the consent application filed by the appellant and grant consent to the appellant as the appellant is having the benefit of deemed consent under Section 21(4) of the Air (Prevention, Control of Pollution) Act 1981 and Section 25(&) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)Act, 1974.

The appeal is posted for dismissal in view of the non- representation of the appellant or his counsel in the last two hearings. Even this day when the appeal is called, the appellant is absent and there is no representation for the appellant. Under the circumstances, the Tribunal has no other option but to dismiss the appeal for non-prosecution. No order as to costs.

(Prof. R.Nagendran)                                       (Justice M.Chockalingam)
  Expert Member                                               Judicial Member




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