THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.15982 OF 2009 Dt.20.8.2009 Between: Ponnam Ranga Rao and others … Petitioners And The Government of Andhra Pradesh Represented by its Special Secretary, Environment, Forests, Science & Technology Department Secretariat Building, Hyderabad and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.15982 OF 2009 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Anil R. Dave) This is a Public Interest Litigation wherein the petitioners have made a grievance that respondent No.15 is operating rice mill in a residential area and is polluting the air. Though the petitioners had made a representation before the official respondents, no action was taken by the concerned authorities. At the time of hearing of this petition, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent No.2 has submitted that during the pendency of this petition, in the Month of August, 2009, a notice has already been given to respondent No.15 calling upon the Proprietor of respondent No.15 - rice mill to show cause as to why action should not be taken against it. It thus appears that action has already been initiated against respondent No.15. It would be open to the petitioners to file their objections against respondent No.15 before respondent No.3 so that respondent No.3 can also consider the objections which might be filed before him by the petitioners while taking final action against respondent No.15 in pursuance of the notice already issued to respondent No.15. In view of the above development in the matter, in our opinion, no further action is required to be taken at this stage. We are sure that respondent No.3 shall consider the objections, which might be filed by the petitioners, while taking final decision in the matter. The petition is, therefore, disposed of with no order as to costs. ______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ ______________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 20.8.2009 bnr