IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL, CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.1343 OF 2006 PETITION NO.1343 OF 2006 PETITION NO.1343 OF 2006 M/s.Clothing Care & Anr.. .Petitioners Vs. Maharashtara Pollution Control Board & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. M.M.Vashi, for the Petitioners Mr. R.V. Govilkar, for respondent No.1. Ms. A.K. Savla, for respondent No.2. Mr. Satish Kamat, for respondent NO.3. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: F.I. F.I. F.I. REBELLO REBELLO REBELLO & ANOOP ANOOP ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. V. MOHTA, JJ. V. MOHTA, JJ. DATE: DATE: DATE: 16TH OCTOBER,2006 16TH OCTOBER,2006 16TH OCTOBER,2006 P.C. . Rule. Heard forthwith. 2. The respondent No.1 had issued a show cause notice to the petitioners under the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. The petitioners have replied to the same by their letter dated 10th March, 2006. Till date the respondent No.1 has taken no action on the same. 3. It is the contention of the petitioner that inspite of the fact that they have replied to the show cause notice the office of the respondent No.1 is threatening to take action without passing any order. In the light of that the petition is disposed off by issuing the following directions:- (i) Considering the considerable lapse of time since the filing the reply to the show cause notice if the petitioner seeks any oral hearing the respondent No.1 to give the petitioner oral hearing and thereafter pass appropriate orders according to law at any rate not later than six weeks from today. It will be open to the petitioner if they want to file any additional reply to do so within two weeks from today. Rule made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (F.I. (F.I. (F.I. REBELLO, J) REBELLO, J) REBELLO, J) (ANOOP ANOOP ANOOP V. MOHTA,J). V. MOHTA,J). V. MOHTA,J).