HIOH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION Petjtioners HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SKR! SUNIL KUiVlAR SiNKA, J. Writ Petition No.391_oL20o8 1 Shri Jayant Bahldar, S/o Shri Sharda Prasad Bahidar, aged about 45 years, R/o Bahidar para, Raigarh (CG) 2 Shri Radheshyam Sharma, S/o Late •^ Shri Ghanshyam Prasad Sharma, aged about 45 years, R/o Bahidarpara, Raigarh (CG) ResDondents Versus 1 State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary, Department of Commeree S Industrial, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG) 2 Collector Distt Raigarh (CG) Office Reference Present : Shri Kishore Bhaduri, Additional Advocate General for the State. Order (9th March, 2Q1Q) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Shri Klshore Bhaduri, learned Addltional Advocate General fortheStateisheard. 2) The present writ petition came to be registered on the letter dated 15.01.2006, sent by Shri Jayant Bahidar and Shri Radheshyam Sharma, residents of district Raigarh. N ^ 3) During the course of hearing in the writ petition, the State authorities were directed to file affidavit stating speclflcally that how many Industries are functioning with pollution control devices round the clock. 4) in compliance of the above directlon, affidavit of Shri RR Singh, Regional Officer, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Raigarh, Dlstrict Raigarh has been submltted on 13.12.2007, wherein following categorical averment has been made" that, in all 26 Industrial Units worklng in the District Ralgarh, Chhattlsgarh in Electro Static Preclpltator and/or other equlpments are functioning around the ciock." 5) For almost the similar reliefs, sought by the petitioners in the letter, another writ petitlon WP No.359 of 2006 flled by Smt Kiran Sao and others was finalty declded vlde order dated 12.1 1.2007, in the following terms: " Learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.4 informed that the respondents No.6 and 7 were directed tp Install Electrostatic Preclpltator, which is mnnlng contlnuously, thus there is no pollution in the area. Learned counsel appearlng for the respondents No.6 and 7 informed that the Electrostatlc Precipitator Is running continuously round the clock. In the light of the above statements no further Interference Is called for. Accordingiy, the petition Is disposed of." 6) In vlew of the above categoric statement made on behalf of the State Authorities we are satisfied that no further monitoring of the matter in thts writ petition, now is requlred. 7) The writ petition, therefore, stands disposed of. Sd/- Hon'ble the Chief Justice padma Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge