M/S. Jaelynn Infra Pvt. Ltd., Rep. by Director and Auth. Sign,. Janny Risa Heredia E Vales v. the State of Goa, Thr. Chief Secretary and 9 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Goa bench division-bench writ decision on pollution-control orders issued under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Key point: merger of three earlier orders (dated 10.01.2026, 07.02.2025 and 06.05.2025) into the Pollution Control Board's final air and water orders dated 06.02.2026 removes any limitation obstacle to challenging the earlier orders within the pending Tribunal appeals (Pollution Appeal Nos. 03/2026/Air and 04/2026/Water); the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous. Relevant to arguments on appropriate forum, exhaustion of remedies, and merger-based avoidance of limitation bars in pollution-appeal proceedings.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief in the writ petition; it was dismissed as rendered infructuous, with the Tribunal directed to adjudicate the pending appeals (Pollution Appeal Nos. 03/2026/Air and 04/2026/Water) covering the orders dated 06.02.2026 together with the three earlier orders, without entering into the question of limitation. MCA No. 172 of 2026 stood disposed of as nothing survived in it.