CWP No. 16639 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 16639 of 2010 Date of decision: 20.01.2011 New Aggarnagar Welfare Society (Regd.), near Octroi Post Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana and another ......PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Punjab and others ….. RESPONDENTS CORAM:HON’BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Mr. Malkeet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.S. Khosla, Addl. A.G. Punjab, for respondent No. 1. Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate, for respondents No. 2 and 3. *** RANJAN GOGOI, ACJ (Oral) This Public Interest Litigation has been filed seeking a direction from the Court not to construct the garbage dump in the residential colonies i.e. New Aggarnagar and Raja Garden for dumping the garbage shown in the site plan (Annexure P-1). It is the case of the PIL petitioners that if the aforesaid action is not interfered by the Court, serious health hazard and environmental pollution will be caused. CWP No. 16639 of 2010 2 Learned counsel appearing for the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana-respondents No. 2 and 3 has submitted that instructions have been received by him to the effect that the proposal for construction of the garbage dump is being abandoned by the Corporation and other measures with regard to the dumping of garbage are being considered. In view of the aforesaid statement made by the learned counsel for the Corporation, we direct that suitable measures be taken by the Corporation to ensure proper disposal of garbage so as not to cause any health hazard or environmental pollution in the area. The Public Interest Litigation is disposed of with above-said direction. ( RANJAN GOGOI ) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) JUDGE January 20, 2011 pj