M/S T K Jana Gold Jewellery Works v. the Chairman
Case brief
What is this about?
KSPCB closure order without opportunity to be heard; Section 31(A) Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981; Rule 20(A) Karnataka Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules 1983; consent to operate (CTO); public notice 18.03.2017; Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal directions; goldsmithy and silversmithy proprietorship units; non-polluting artisanal jewellery work claim; writ of certiorari under Article 226 and 227; closure order set aside and treated as show cause notice; fresh inspection by KSPCB; electricity disconnection by BESCOM and restoration forthwith; Bengaluru Urban District Deputy Commissioner; preliminary hearing disposal.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: impugned closure order dated 31.07.2025 set aside and converted into a show cause notice; petition averments to be treated as the response, with liberty to furnish further information within three working days; fresh KSPCB inspection possible within two weeks and an appropriate order thereafter; opportunity to be heard before any adverse order; liberty to apply for consent to operate (CTO) if required, to be considered in accordance with law; electricity connection restored forthwith pending a fresh KSPCB order.