PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT, CHANDIGARH. *** CWP No. 1789 of 2009 Date of decision: 05.11.2009. *** Sardara Singh Versus State of Punjab and others. *** CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.S.Thakur, Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mahesh Grover. *** Present: Shri P.N.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Madhu Dayal, Addl: A.G.Punjab, for respondents No. 1 and 3. Shri Rajesh Garg, Advocate, for respondent No.2. *** T.S.Thakur, CJ (Oral) This petition has been filed in public interest. It prays for a mandamus directing respondents No. 1 to 3 to pass appropriate orders directing respondents No. 4 to 16 to comply with the conditions subject to which No Objection Certificate was granted in their favour and also the guidelines/Code of practice for pollution control issued by the Punjab Pollution Control Board. When the matter came up before us on September 24, 2009, learned counsel for the Punjab Pollution Control Board pointed out that the Board had initiated action against 13 stone crushers operating in Dera Bassi and issued notices to them for non compliance with the conditions of the No Objection Certificates and the Code of practice. In response to to the said notices, the owners of the crushers appeared before the competent authority in the Board and after hearing them, the Board appears to have now issued separate orders in respect of each one of such stone crushers. Copies of these orders have been placed on record by the Board along with CM No.18140 of 2009. Learned counsel appearing for the Board submits that according to the said orders while two stone crushers namely Kamboj Crushers and Ajit Construction Company have been directed to shut down the crushers and two other have been found to have complied with the directions against whom no action is proposed to be taken. He further points out that regarding 9 stone crushers also directions have been issued which directions the said crushers are obliged to comply. -2- CWP No. 1789 of 2009 It is submitted by counsel for the respondent Board that since appropriate action in accordance with law has already been taken against stone crushers in question, nothing really survives for consideration in this petition. Mr.Arora, learned counsel for the petitioner has no dispute with the proposition and submits that the petition could be disposed off with liberty to the petitioner to seek further redress before the competent authority in the Board in case there is any occasion for him to do so. We, accordingly, dispose of this writ petition reserving liberty for the petitioner to take up the matter before the Board at an appropriate level in case the directions issued by the Board are not complied with, in which event the Board shall look into the same and ensure that the directions issued by it are duly complied with. No costs. (T.S.Thakur) Chief Justice (Mahesh Grover) November 05, 2009 Judge Malik