Nevco Engineers Private Limited v. Central Pollution Control Board & Ors.

Delhi HC19 Jan 2026W.P.(C)/6886/2025

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Delhi High Court disposes of W.P.(C) 6886/2025 (with CM APPL. 31191/2025), Nevco Engineers Private Limited v. Central Pollution Control Board & Ors., decided 19.01.2026 by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav. Relying on para 12 of CPCB's reply denying refusal to consider additional pollutants (Ammonia, Benzene), the Court directed that CPCB consider the petitioner's request appropriately, granted CPCB liberty to complete the exercise and take a final decision within six months, and disposed of the petition.

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Liberty granted to the CPCB to undertake the necessary exercise concerning the petitioner's request and to take the final decision within six months. ¶¶17

Nevco Engineers Private Limited Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 6886/2025 and CM APPL. 31191/2025

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NEVCO ENGINEERS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr Ramesh Singh, Senior advocate with Ms. Kritika Gupta, Adv.

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versus

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CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr Balendu Shekhar, Mr Krishna Chaitanya, Mr Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs for CPCB.

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Mr. Rajesh Gogna, Mr Shivam Tiwari, Ms Rebina, Ms Priya, Advs.

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CORAM:

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 19.01.2026

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Mr. Ramesh Singh, learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent no.2 in its reply, and more particularly, in paragraph 12 of the same, has indicated that the request of the petitioner shall be considered appropriately by the Central Pollution Control Board (‘ CPCB ’). Paragraph no. 12 of the reply filed by respondent no.2 is extracted as under:

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“12. That it is reiterated that Respondent No. 2 has neither refused nor declined to consider other pollutants such as Ammonia and Benzene. Rather, it had no instructions or directions to proceed further in that regard. Without specific directives from Respondent No. 1, Respondent No. 3, or the Hon’ble Court, Respondent No. 2 cannot, suo motu, undertake a supplementary technical review. The Respondent No. 2 expressly denies all allegations, contentions, and insinuations made against it in the present Writ Petition and submits that no cause of action

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/01/2026 at 13:17:31

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or liability, either in fact or in law, arises against it in any manner whatsoever.”

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If that be so, the CPCB can consider the request of the petitioner appropriately and take it to its logical conclusion with due expedition.

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The CPCB, therefore, is granted liberty to undertake the necessary exercise and take the final decision, within a period of six months.

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With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed of.

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PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J

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JANUARY 19, 2026 aks/ksr

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