HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CM No.1678 of 2011 in/and CWP No.5885 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 03.02.2011 **** Kamal Kumar Bagga & Anr. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Sanjeev Pandit, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab Mr. AR Takkar, Advocate for respondents No.2&3 Mr. GS Attariwala, Advocate for respondents No.4&5 Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate for respondents No.7 to 9 ***** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). In compliance to the order dated 23.12.2010, the Senior Environmental Engineer of the Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Jalandhar has filed an affidavit dated 01.02.2011 which is taken on record. It is averred in the affidavit that the industrial unit of respondents No.7 to 9 was re-inspected and the noise level having been found above the prescribed standards that the order dated 02.02.2011 has been passed directing the CWP No.5885 of 2009.doc - 2 – authorities of the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. to disconnect the supply of electricity to the premises of the industrial unit immediately. (2). Mr. AR Takkar learned counsel for respondent-Board, on instructions from Mr. Harbeer Singh, Environmental Engineer states that meanwhile further steps shall be taken to ensure that the industrial unit run by respondents No.7 to 9 or other such like industrial units which have been detected during the course of inspection on 19.01.2011, as per their details given in para 4 of the affidavit, are shifted/closed by following the prescribed procedure. (3). In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous, however, with a clarificatory direction to the Authorities of the Punjab Pollution Control Board to take necessary steps in accordance with law in a time bound manner and submit a compliance report thereof to the Registry of this Court forthwith. (4). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 03.02.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge