IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.6760 OF 2009 DATED:21.4.2010 Between: M/s. Bilasraika Sponge Iron India Pvt. Ltd., 21-2-11, Pathergatti, Hyderabad-500002 Rep. by its Managing Director, Mr. Indra Karan Agarwal S/o. Sri Bilasrai … Petitioner And State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Chairman O/o. Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board Paryavaran Bhavan, A-3, Industrial Estate, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.6760 OF 2009 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) Being aggrieved of denial of consideration to the application filed by the petitioner for grant of permission to establish 10MW Captive Power General Plant, therefore, this writ petition. During the currency of the writ petition, one of the coordinate benches of this court directed the respondents to accord consideration to the application of the petitioner. Responding thereto, a communication has been issued by the Joint Chief Environmental Engineer (CFE) on behalf of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, bearing U.O. Note. No.SEIAA/AP/MBN-04/2008, dated 08.02.2010 which has been brought on record by the respondents, perusal whereof reveals that recommendation has been made for clearance of the project. The stand so disclosed satisfies the writ petitioner. Situated thus, the writ petition is settled on the touchstone of the report. As a corollary, direction dated 27.4.2009 of this court preventing the respondents from taking a final decision on the application of the petitioner shall stand recalled. Disposed of. SANJAY KUMAR, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 21-4-2010 B. Narsinga Rao