IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 2665 of 1997 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE B.C.PATEL and MR.JUSTICE M.S.SHAH ============================================================ -------------------------------------------------------------- SUO MOTU Versus STATE OF GUJARAT -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: SUO MOTU for Petitioner GOVERNMENT PLEADER for Respondent No. 1 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE B.C.PATEL and MR.JUSTICE M.S.SHAH Date of decision: 17/06/97 ORAL JUDGEMENT This Court issued notice on 1st April 1997 on seeing the photographs published in the Times of India, Ahmedabad edition on 27th March 1997. Rag pickers used to collect empty plastic chemical bags and were dumping it in a residential locality in Odhav area of Ahmedabad and were washing the same in Kharicut Canal. 2. In view of the order passed by this Court, officers of GPCB visited the site and has reported that at the place indicated, no one is washing the plastic bags. However, at the same time, it is also mentioned that in the early morning hours or late night hours some persons are washing the bags, but the officers are not in a position to ascertain as to who those persons are. 3. In view of this, we direct the State of Gujarat to see that night picketers are posted at the place indicated so as to ascertain that rag pickers or others are not washing plastic bags in the Kharicut canal. 4. Copy of the note submitted by GPCB is ordered to be taken on record. This petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid directions. csm./ --------------