IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T.CH.SURYA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 205 of 2008 Between: K. Venkataiah Goud, S/o. K. Pentaiah Goud, R/o. Edira Village, Mahaboobnagar Mandal and District. ..... Petitioner And 1. Union of India, Rep by its Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi. 2. Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, Rep by its Secretary 3. Central Board for Prevention and control and Pollution, Delhi, Rep by its Member Secretary. 4. Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Hyderabad, rep by its Member Secretary. 5. Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Zonal Office, Nampally, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Joint Chief Environmental Engineer. 6. Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Hyderabad, rep. by its Environmental Engineer. 7. The District Collector, Mahaboobnagar District, at Mahaboobnagar. 8. Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Ltd. Singareni Bhavan, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director. 9. Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Ltd. Mahaboobnagar District, Rep. by its Superintending Engineer (Operations). 10. M/s. Rajvir Industries Limited (Dyeing Division), Sy.No. 173 and 334 to 349, Edira Vilage, Mahaboobnagar Mandal and District, rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director. ....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent No. 5 in issuing the Revocation of closure orders dated 17- 12-2007 bearing order No.561/PCB/TF-HYD/2007-605 is illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violative of Articles 14, 19, 21, 48-A and 51-A of the constitution of India and consequently set aside the revocation of closure orders dt.17-12-2007 by directing the respondents to implement the closure orders dt.29-11-2007 bearing order No. 561/PCB/TF-HYD/2007-572, and to grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the petitioner : Sri T. Kumar Babu Counsel for respondent No.1 : Sri A. Rajasekhar Reddy Asst. Solicitor General Counsel for respondent Nos.4 to 6: Sri Y. Srinivasa Murthy Counsel for respondent No.7 : Govt. Pleader for Revenue Counsel for respondent Nos.8 and 9: Sri O. Manohar Reddy Counsel for respondent No.10 : Sri Kalyana Ramakrshna The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) This is a petition in the nature of public interest litigation wherein it has been submitted that respondent No.10 is a company which is polluting water and environment. Notices had been issued by this Court. In pursuance of the notice issued by this Court, learned Advocate Sri Y. Srinivasa Murthy appearing for respondent Nos.4 to 6 has submitted that the subject matter of the petition was considered by the concerned authorities and upon finding that respondent No.10 company was polluting the environment, by an order dated 7th March, 2008, it has been directed that respondent No.10 company should be closed down. A closure order passed by an officer of respondent No.4 has been placed on record. In pursuance of the above development in the matter, in our opinion, the grievance made in the petition has already been redressed and, therefore, the petition is disposed of. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 10th March, 2008 T.CH. SURYA RAO, J. ........REGISTRAR ARS