IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2008 / 26TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 14086 of 2007(B) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ----------------- M/S.NATIONAL INDUSTRIES, VI/781 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA, EDAYAR, MUPPATHADOM P.O., ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR K.K.KOCHUNNI. BY ADV. SRI.N.HARIDAS SRI.P.N.SASIDHARAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY. 2. THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVEILLANCE CENTRE, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O., ERNAKULAM. 3. THE BRANCH MANAGER, UNION BANK OF INDIA, KALADY BRANCH. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRA MOHANDAS,SC,POLL.C.BOAR ADV.SRI.A.S.P.KURUP, SC, UBI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/01/2008 ALONG WITH WP(C) NO. 14088/2007 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO: 14086/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1. COPY OF THE ORDER NO. PCB/ESC/A/F/16/06 DT. 20/6/06. EXT.P2. COPY OF THE ORDER NO. PCB/ESC/AC/75/06 DT. 26/10/2006. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO. PCB/ESC/AC/74/06 DT. 3/1/2007. EXT.P4. COPY OF THE BANK GURANTEE DT. 8/2/2007 ISSUED BY THE R3. EXT.P5. COPY OF THE COMPLIANCE REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DT. 22/3/2007. EXT.P6. COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO. PCB/ESC/CEN/06 DT. 22/3/2007. EXT.P7. COPY OF THE LICENCE NO. 135/2007-08 ISSUED BY THE KANDUNGALLOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH DT. 1/4/2007. EXT.P8. COPY OF THE ORDER NO. PCB/ESC/AC/74/06 DT. 25/4/2007. EXT.P9. COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO. PCB/ESC/AC/74/06 DT. 25/4/2007. EXT.P10. COPY OF THE REVIEW APPLICATION DT. 27/4/07 BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R2. EXT.P11 COPY OF THE LETTER NO. PCB/ESC/AC/74-06 DT. 27/4/2007 BY THE R2 TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P12. COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 19/07/07 GIVEN BY SRI. M.N. RAVEENDRAN, PRESIDENT, THE EDAYAR SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, VV/818-B, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA, EDAYAR, MUPPATHADAM P.O., ALUVA ERNAKULAM TO THE R2. EXT.P13. COPY OF THE REPORT DT. NIL IN RESPECT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IN RELATION TO THE INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P14. COPY OF THE LETTER NO. PCB/ESC/AC/12106 DT. 16/7/2007 BY THE R2 TO THE PETITIONER. WP(C) NO: 14086/2007 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS EXT.R1. COPY OF THE ORDER OF CLOSURE DIRECTION ISSUED BY THE BOARD DT. 26/10/2006. EXT.R2. COPY OF THE RECOMMENDATION. EXT.R3. COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 13/07/07. EXT.R2A. COPY OF THE DIRECTION SUGGESTING COMPLIANCES OF CONDITIONS WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME DT. 26/10/2006. EXT.R2B. COPY OF THE CLOSURE INTENTION NOTICE DT. 4/10/2006. EXT.R2C. COPY OF THE CLOSURE NOTICE DT. 25/4/07. EXT.R2D. COPY OF THE SECOND CLOSURE DIRECTION DT. 27/1/2006. EXT.R2E. COPY OF THE REVOCATION OF CLOSURE NOTICE ON CONDITIONS DT. 17/2/2006. EXT.R2F. COPY OF THE DIRECTION TO EXECUTE A BANK GURANTEE DT. 23/11/2006. EXT.R2G. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF FORFEITURE OF BANK GURANTEE DT. 15/2/2007. True copy tga ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) Nos. 14086, 14088, 14123 14125 & 14126 OF 2007 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 16th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T The challenge in these writ petitions is against the order of the Pollution Control Board directing closure of the industries concerned. It is now submitted by the Pollution Control Board that the order has since been withdrawn subject to the conditions mentioned in the report dated 20.9.2007. In view of the above, these writ petitions are closed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-