IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 124 OF 2009 GOA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD THROUGH MEMBER SECRETARY ... Petitioner Versus MRS. MARIA DE LOURDES FIGUEIREDO DE ALBUQUERQUE ... Respondent Mr. A. N. S. Nadkarni, Senior Advocate with Mr. J. Godinho, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A. F. Diniz, Advocate for the respondent. Coram:- C. L. PANGARKAR, J. Date:- 26th February, 2009 P.C. This writ petition has been filed by the Goa State Pollution Control Board against the order passed by the Tribunal. 2. The Tribunal has granted stay of the notice issued by the Goa State Pollution Control Board whereby the respondent therein, suspended its licence and kept it in abeyance till the cause is shown. 3. The respondent preferred an appeal before the Tribunal challenging this notice to show cause and suspension of licence. The Tribunal has passed an exparte order of stay and appellant feels aggrieved. 4. After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent, it is directed that the Tribunal shall decide the matter within a week after hearing the matter on 09.03.2009. The Tribunal shall not in any way be influenced by the observations made by this Court in this Order. This order is passed subject to the following condition : The respondent shall not carry out mining beyond an area of 3.7 hectares. It the respondent has already done some mining beyond the area of 3.7 hectares, he shall not carry out now beyond an area of 3.7 hectares. The complete restriction on the mining that was imposed by the notice shall not however, operate until the decision by the Tribunal. The Tribunal's order is modified accordingly. Petition stands disposed of. C. L. PANGARKAR, J. lh/.