1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, APPELLATE SIDE NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR C. A. W. NO. 305 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 6452 OF 2005 (Court on its own motion Vs. Nagpur Municipal Corporation & Ors.) ........................................................................................................................................................................ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court orders or directions Court's or Judge's Order and Registrar's orders ........................................................................................................................................................................ Shri F. T. Mirza Adv for petitioner. Shri S. M. Puranik Adv for respondent 1. Shri Ukey Adv h/f Shri Sanyal Adv for R-6. Shri Khajanchi Adv for intervener. CORAM: B. P. DHARMADHIKARI & A. P. BHANGALE JJ. DATED: 7th OCTOBER, 2011. . The application is filed by Shri Khajanchi learned counsel on behalf of Sukrut Nirman Charitable Trust seeking intervention in the matter. The Court has taken cognizance of the issue involved suo-moto in public interest on 15.12.2005. In the circumstances the prayer made in the application is allowed and applicant be added as applicant/intervener. Necessary amendment be carried out within one week from today. Additional affidavit filed by applicant/intervener on 13.09.2011 bearing Stamp No. 9218 of 2011 makes a grievance about three existing slaughter houses being run within the city. Shri Khajanchi 2 learned counsel points out in September 2010 and thereafter continuously respondent no.6, Pollution Control Board has pointed various deficiencies which affect the environment and health. Attention is also invited to communication dated 13.04.2011 forwarded by the Pollution Control Board to Bhandewadi Slaughter House of Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Shri Puranik learned counsel states that proper steps in this respect are being taken. He points out that Pollution Board had demanded amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lac) and that amount is already deposited by the Municipal Corporation. He further points out that resolution was passed to have scientific slaughter houses out side the city limits. It is apparent that facility of scientific slaughter house out side city limit may take some time. The need of slaughter houses in the city cannot be overlooked and there is no question of ordering closer of that facility. It is necessary for Municipal Corporation to improve that facility and to see that lacunae pointed out by Pollution Control Board are removed at the earliest. Shri Puranik learned counsel states that all over State of Maharashtra the slaughter houses are being run without securing no objection from Pollution Control Board. This cannot be a valid reason for Nagpur Municipal Corporation not to comply with the requirements pointed out by Pollution Control Board in its communication dated 13.04.2011. We, therefore, direct Municipal Corporation to take 3 immediate steps in time bound manner to remove this lacunae. Appropriate affidavit explaining the time to comply with those directions and to cure the defects contained in communication dated 13.04.2011 (supra) shall be filed by Municipal Corporation within a period of four weeks from today. Shri Puranik learned counsel has pointed out that to understand exact nature of improvement to be undertaken, a report of Expert (Shri Zade) was procured by Municipal Corporation and it has been forwarded to Pollution Control Board for its comments. Pollution Control Board to communicate its appropriate decision about said report and suggestions therein, within a period of two weeks from today. Steno copy of the order be supplied to the counsel for the parties. JUDGE JUDGE svk