-1- HIGH COURTOF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition No.1756/2004 CORAM: Hon'bie ShriS:R7N^yak,CJ & Hon'ble Shri Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh, J. Petitioner Resoondents 2. 3. Gram Panchayat Hadabandh, Development Block- Baghbahara, Post Office Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) Through Sarpanch Khorbahara Ram Diwan Son of Sikhram aged 47 years, resident of village Hadabandh, Tel^sil Distt. Mahasamund (CG) VERSUS State of Chhattisgarh, Through: Secretary, Mining Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur Collector, Mahasamynd, District Mahasamund (CG) Chairman, Pollution Control Board. State of Chhattisgarh, Raipur. M/S Orissa Concrete and Allied Industries Itd. R.S.D. Station colony Raipur, Through: Chaturbhuj Agrawal 'Vandana' near circuit house square, Raipur Petitioner Respondents Writ Petition No.390/2006 1. Smt. Dehla Bai, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat- Hadhabandh, District-Mahasamund (C.G.) 2. 1. 2. Baldau Prasad Gram Panchayat Hadhabandh, Block-Bagbahara.District-Mahasamund. VERSUS State of Chhattisgarh, Through: Secretary, Minral Resources Department. D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) Collector, ^4ahasamund, M»?»:-'.'^ {II ' °0-E9^m'WUJSSWaWi . :'u;<£71-S»2la"e)^ '• •'f'a'"aaWa^!;y t.'^-t'^ SS^'-s^ -2-- District Mahasamund (CG) 3. Orissa Conkrit, Gram-Hadhabandh, Block- Bagbahara, District-Mahasamund (C.G.) Present:- Shri J.A.-Lohani, learned counsel forthe petitioner. Shri V.V.S. Murthy, Dy. Advocate General for State/respondents No. 1 & 2. Shri Sudhir Bajpai, learned counsel with Shri R.S. Marhas, counsel for respondentNo.3. Shri B.P. Sharma, ieamed cousel for respondent No. 4. *a ORALORDER (Passedon318tJuly,2006) The following oral order of the Court was passed by S.R.Nayak, C.J. Gram Panchayat Hadabandh, Development Block-Baghbahara represented by its Sarpanch; has filed this writ petition initially complaining that the order dated 16.4.2004 marked as Annexure P-1 of the Collector, 1 Distt. Mahasamund, tho 2"d respondent herein granting renewal 6f quarry lease for a period of 10 years from 30.9.2003 to 29.9.2013 is in violation of Chhatiisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996 (for short the 'rules') and also on the ground that the operations carried on by tha 4th respondent industry in I. pursuanee of the said lease have been polluting the surrounding areas thereby severely affecting local environment as well as health of human beings, cattles, irrisation and etc. In paragraphs Nos. 5.5,5.6 and 5.7 ofthe 1 . writ petition it is complained thus:- "5.5 The reality came immediately after commencementof mining work by the respondent No. 4.The detonators/dynamites of very high power are used fdr the mining creating a earthquake llke vibration in the viltase. The dust oozes out from the ¥4»5s 'xioo^eyjsep^ojui; ;OQ':£ss;..uo-t>N3J°3fflf' u^'o;;.. .^iaxisqe'j^gL^s.? • t^^-'SSS^s^ y -^— mining area for movement of machines and blasting. The movement of heavy earthmover machines, trucks etc. also work as catalyst in creation of clouds of dust. I ' These dusts have spoiled the agricultural field, grazing land ofthevittage." "5.6 Due |to the vibrations of the blastings, many houses in the villages have cracked, the earthen tyled roof crakes and tites fell down damaging the inmates by causing iniury on the aged and children. The tank 1 of the village remains covered with dust and as a result the water is pollutsd and is gradually going out of use. At times. big pieces of stones drop from the btues wheneverjthere is a blasting. Suchshower of big and^ 1 " • -..' • ~ , B small pieces of stones endanger the lives of the villagers and they are always conscious and remain alert of the stone showering. Besides this, the cremationi flround has also spoiled due to above reasons. ]The children studying in school building are afraid ofthe noise and stone showering. Above all, ths school byilding has also cracked due to the vibration, v/hich may fall down at any point of time." "5.7 The respondent No. 4. has neither looted after nor has taken care of the development of the village. It has neither employed and youth nor has constructed the school building as promised. These actions on the part ofthe Respondent No. 4 have been overlooked by the other respondents and despite in know of these facts. The respondents recommended the renewal of the lease vide recommendation dated 9.3.2004. The copy ofjwhich annexedas ANNEXURE P-4. I would be amply clear that the grounds for renewal have been created |by making an observation about the welfare of the labourers. As averred earlier, the respondent No. 4 :1 ' .....•'. has deployed a very less number of labourers and almost the entire work in the factory is being done and completed by the machines. The employments to 3nS;';' .,ffi' I-L103-3eOiS9p(@oiUi. 3':ES!S;-!.tO;'oNej»3SL' '-"0-. ••J-'3XlSqe|-,gLU3.? ;;o,id SEa.as, ^ villE^eT5.fihEn/ebeengiv®n. This order of recommeijidations have been made without the concurrence of the Gram Panchayat and without even affprdinganyppportunltyofhearing to man." 2. This writ petition was presented in this Court on 25.6.2004. After fitino the writ petitiQn, additional pleadings and documents were also filed. Annexure P-12|which is a report submitted by the Regional Officer of Chhattisgarh Environment and Conservation Board dated,^24.7.2004. It & appears that Regional Officer of Chhattisgarh Environment and Conservation 1 Board, in pursuance of an order issued by the Ministry of Forest, Rehabilitation Environmentdated 17.7.2004 had jnpected the area inwhich the 4 respondent has established his industry and submitted his report. As • . : ; per the saidreport, during the inspection, the Regional Officer found the following: I i s,-...1. 1. The industries management has not made any proper management of overburden and specific arrangement of drainage huge deposits of overburden are lying all over at Land area and adjacent grassland, Byron tand ete. have not been iitilized properly due to which the villagers are facing much difFiculties. L 2. The work has been affected due to spurting of few amount of small |and big stones caused due to un-timed explosion/ blasting work. 3. Nearby plants/trees, grassland and fields are been affected from the dust oozing out due to crushing work. 4. Appropriate royalty has also not been received by the Gram Panchayat query mining work. 5. The said Industries had not paid sufficient Claims to villagers. 6. Noise Pollution is created due to blasting and crushing works teS^''^^ jSV«^. 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The petitioners have not filed any objection to the status report dated 27-06-2005. Even otherwise, there is absolutely no good reason for us to doubt the intearjty of the said report. We say this, beca.use, on earlier occasion, Shri R.P. Tiwari himself had conducted the enquiry as directed by the Ministry of Fprest & rehabilitation had recorded his finding adveree to the industry. It appedrs that in view of the lacunae pointed out by Shri R.P. Tiwari I. ' on earlier occasion, the management o'fthe Industry had cured/removed the deficiencies andiprovided required infrastructure facilities to confirm to the prescriptions made by the Pollution Control Board, State of Chhattisgarh. As perthe latest status report, the operation of the 4 respondent industry does not seem to cauge pollution in the area. 6. The PoIIution Control Board had issued instructions to the Management of the 4 respondent Factory to remove deficiencies and 771 3 ^ ^ r prescriptions, nprms and ouidelines. Although, at the time of hearing, f iearned counsel forthe petitionerin Writ Petition No.1756/2004 would submit • !' ' ' • . . ' that the findings| now recorded by Shri R.P.Tiwari on the latest status report dated 27-06-2005 do not reflectthe current state of affairs and pollution still subsists in the area, we have no good reason to doubt the integrity of the report. No malafide are attributed to Shri R.P.Tiwari. Furthermore, it needs [. to be noticed that it is not that Shri R.P.Tiwari alone inspected the factory area and drew up the report. He conducted the spot inspection in the aa presence of Additional Collector, Mahasamund and the AdditionalColtector, Mahasamund is also a signatory to the report. We cannot doubt the integrity of every government officer as a doubling monster. 1 7. We are^satisfied that as per the latest status report dated 27-06-2005, 1 . ' . ' . ; the fourth respondent industry is not polluting the environment as alleged f ' '• •'.'... initially in the Writ Petition. There is no need to further monitor this case. It is accordingly disposed of. No costs. Sd/- Hon'ble the Chief Jusdce Sd/- Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh Juclge ^:.'-/ ^