HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO.14722 OF 2006 Between: Electroflo Batteries Private Limited . . .Petitioner AND M/s.Electroflo Batteries Pvt. Limited and others . . .Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Shri O.Kailashnath Reddy Counsel for the respondent No.1 : Government Pleader for Forests Counsel for the respondent Nos.2&3 : Shri S.V.Bhatt Counsel for the respondent No.4 : Shri M.Sreeramulu Reddy Dated: 18th July, 2006 : ORDER : PER G.S.SINGHVI, CJ This is a petition for quashing orders dated 17.04.2006 and 16.05.2006 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (for short ‘the Board’) and the appellate authority constituted under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. After arguing the case for some time and on being pointed out by the Court that in the absence of valid consent having been obtained from the competent authority, the petitioner cannot operate the unit, learned counsel fairly stated that his client may be permitted to withdraw this petition at this stage with liberty to file an application before the competent authority for grant of consent and institute fresh proceedings as and when it becomes necessary. Shri S.V.Bhatt, learned counsel appearing for the Board says that he does not have any objection. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 18.07.2006 kvni