1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.435 OF 1999. Shaikh Abbas S/o Shaikh Kasam ... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ... Respondents. ... Mr.B.V.Dhage, advocate for the petitioner. Mrs.R.K.Ladda, Asstt.Govt. Pleader for the State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO.438 OF 1999 Sheshrao S/o Dagadu Gore ...Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ... Respondents. ... Mr.B.V.Dhage, advocate for the petitioner. Mr.V.D.Rakh, Asstt.Govt. Pleader for the Stte. ... 2 CORAM : B.R.GAVAI AND : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,JJ. Date : 06.08.2010. ORAL ORDER (Per S.V.Gangapurwala,J.) 1. The petitioners seek directions against the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 to allow the petitioners to excavate the clay for manufacturing bricks from their land bearing Gat No.220 and S.No.225 situated at village Paithan and also seek further directions against the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 to grant permission in favour of the petitioners for carrying the business of bricks. It is the contention of the petitioners that they were earlier granted permission for excavation and for manufacturing the bricks for a period from 30.1.1997 to 1.7.1997 and thereafter, the Respondents refused to renew the license. 2. The Respondents in their affidavit-in- reply have given valid reasons for not allowing the petitioners to excavate the soil. The Respondents have contended that the Godavari river flows from West-East and there is an 3 erosion of soil as and when flood occurs. The Respondents have also stated that there would be large scale of pollution and emission of carbondioxide. 3. The reasons given by the Respondents are plausible. In view of that we do not find any merit in the petitions. The petitions are dismissed. Rule discharged. However, there shall be no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) (B.R.GAVAI,J.) asp/office/wp43599