III TIlE HIGH COURT OF KARNATJCA AT BANGALORE Dated this the 18th day of June 1998 BEFORE TI HONE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRASHKAR.aIMI T PETIQ N No ?$QJ BETWE MIs. Modern Stone ‘ushing Industries, by its Proprietor Sri. Sd Kârni, S/o, Late Syed AbdUl, Major, Plot No,29/1, Belawadi Iriustrial Area, Mygro- 570 086. .. PETITIONER (By i. K. Krishnaswamy, Adv.) AND: 1. Be1wdi Grama Panchayst, at P.O. Belawadi village, Taluk & District : Mysore, rep, by its Secretary. 2. The Karnata State Pollution Control Board, by its Member - Secret 8 ry, 8th Floor PutCtic Utility Iiild x, M.G. Road, Bangaore — 1. • REONDTS (BY Sri. Gangadhar a rigolli for R2) :2: This )‘it Petition is filed under articles 19 and 226 of the Constitution of India wi h a Prayer to quash the order vide nnexure-C dt.16.9.97 by Ri and etc., This petition coming on for pri. hg. in ‘B’ Group this day, the Court made the following: QRDE_ The petitiorr after obtaining rcessary licence established a industry in store crushing in the year 1991. This licence has been kept in abeyance by rtice dt.16.9,1997 issued by the Secretary of the Grama Paflchayath. This notice is under challenge in this ait Petition, 2. The learid Counsel for the petitioner submitted that Secretary has rt afforded any opportunity to the petitioner before suspending or keeping the licence under suspension. This fact has rtdisputed by the respondent - Panchayath t}xugh served. When once the licence has been granted e-e’,y i.e’it is appropriate for the authority to afford oprortunity to the person$ interested before passing afly order adverse to his interest. In the ease on hand, rx such opportunity ha$4 been afforded to the petitioner, a a • -, I 3. In the result I Pas5 the following order: This petition is allowed, Notice iszed by the Secretary of the Grant Paflchayath as per Anrxure-C is quashed. The matter is remitted to ti 1t re sporent - Panchayath to re-consider the matter afresh after due notice ar after affording opportunity to the petitioner, sal jDG ( C 3/—