IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI BILAL NAZKI, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE And THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 10853 of 2005 Between: Y. Raji Reddy, Pedda Golkonda village, shamshbad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, and 201 other, Villagers of Raikunta, Bahadurguda, Pedda Golkonda, shamshbad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Authorised Officer, M/s. Sri Krishna Drugs Limited, Raikunta Village, Shamshbad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Mandal Revnue Officer, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 3 The Mandal Development Officer, Shamshabad Mandal. Ranga Reddy District. 4 The Collector and District Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District at Hyderabad. 5 The Director of Industries, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 6 The Member Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Hyderabad. 7 The Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Environments, Science and Technology Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 8 The Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industris and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an Order, direction, or a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to call for records and remarks from the Respondents herein relating to (i) establishment of a drug manufacturing company by name and style M/s. Sri Krishna Drugs Limited, Raikunta Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Rangareddy District, during the year 1988, at a short distance from the villagers and in the midst of agricultural lands, and emanating poisonous and toxic effluents continuously into the ground as well as into the air and thereby causing various diseases to the people and animals, contamination of ground-water, making the crops unfit for human consumption, (ii) inaction of the Drug Factory on the repeated representations made by the Gram Panchayath and villagers to take adequate measures to treat toxic effluents before they are released into the ground; (iii) covering wells of polluted water with dust and earth by the Drug Company; (iv) non- following of any of the conditions imposed by the Pollution Control Board in its Order dated 7-2-1998 by the Drug Company, and to pass appropriate orders directing the concerned authorities to take action in closing the Drug Company/Factory i.e., M/s. Sri Krishna Drugs Limited, Rai Kunta Village, Shamshbad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District in the interest of justice and to pass such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner : PETITION Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : MR.S.R.ASHOK Counsel for the Respondents No.2 to 4 : GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondents No.5 & 8 : GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE Counsel for the Respondent No.6 : MR.S.V.BHATT (SC FOR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD) Counsel for the Respondent No.7: GP FOR ENVIRONMENT The Court made the following : ORDER : (Per Hon’ble Sri Bilal Nazki, ACJ) Heard learned Counsel for the parties. Counter has been filed by learned Senior Counsel Mr.S.R.Ashok for respondent No.1. This writ petition was registered on the basis of a letter received from some people complaining that respondent No.1 was polluting the atmosphere and that the water from his industry and the pollutants and toxic effluents were not being treated before they were released. We had sought a report from respondent No.6. Mr.S.V.Bhatt, Standing Counsel for Pollution Control Board has filed a report in which it is stated that they have checked the atmosphere and the water around the unit and found that the water is safe for human consumption and the constituents of the water are within the permissible limits. There is no evidence also that atmosphere is being polluted. The unit has taken measures to avoid pollution in accordance with the directions of the Pollution Control Board. In this view of the matter, no further orders are necessary to be passed in this writ petition, which is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. __________________ (BILAL NAZKI, ACJ) 11th July 2005. __________________ (G.CHANDRAIAH, J) ajr To 1 The Mandal Revnue Officer, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Mandal Development Officer, Shamshabad Mandal. Ranga Reddy District. 3 The Collector and District Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District at Hyderabad. 4 The Director of Industries, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 5 The Member Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Hyderabad. 6 The Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Environment, Science and Technology Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 7 The Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industris and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 8 Two C.Cs. to the GP for Industries & Commerce, High Court of AP, Hyderabad (OUT) 9 Two C.Cs. to the GP for Environment, High Court of AP, Hyderabad (OUT) 10 Two C.D. copies. 11 Two C.Cs. to the GP for Revenue, High Court of AP, Hyderabad (OUT)