THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MADAN B. LOKUR AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 31968 OF 2011 DATED:05-12-2011 Between: Karne Prabhakar … Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Environment, Forest and Science & Technology Department, Secretariat, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and two others … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MADAN B. LOKUR AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 31968 OF 2011 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Madan B. Lokur) 1. The so-called public interest litigation is directed against respondent No.3. The petitioner wants respondent No.3 to be shut down since its activities are polluting the environment. 2. Since the grievance of the petitioner is limited to the activities of respondent No.3, we decline to interfere in exercise of our jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, but leave it open to the petitioner to approach the civil Court for an appropriate relief. 3. The writ petition and the miscellaneous application stand disposed of. MADAN B. LOKUR, CJ SANJAY KUMAR, J 05-12-2011 ks