IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 100 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 722 OF 2008 GOA FOUNDATION THROUGH SECRETARY DR CLAUDE ALVARES AND ANR., ... Applicants Versus STATE OF GOA THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY AND 5 ORS., ... Respondents Mrs. Norma Alvares, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Mr. A. Kamat, Additional Government Advocate for respondent nos.1 and 5. Mr. A. N. S. Nadkarni, Senior Advocate with Mr. D. Lawande, Advocate for respondent no. 4. Mr.Gururaj Dalal Senior Advocate with Ms. A. Razak, Advocate for the respondent no.6. Coram:- D. G. KARNIK & F. M. REIS, JJ. Date:- 20th September, 2010 P.C. Learned Counsel for the petitioners points out that prayer (b) has already been granted. As regards prayer(a) she submits that in view of the statement made by the Pollution Control Board that the sanctions under Water Pollution Act and Air Pollution Act have expired and in view of the facts in the absence of such permissions respondent no. 6 would not be able to carry out mining activities the applicant does not press for the application, with liberty to file a fresh application in case permissions are renewed. Leave granted. 2. It is clarified that if any application is made or pending before the Pollution control Board, the same shall be decided by it on its own merits without being influenced by any of the observation made in this Order. 3. Application is disposed of as not pressed. D. G. KARNIK, J. F. M. REIS, J. vn