2.It is stated that the petitioner had applied before the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for new operation of the unit under Section 25 of the WATER (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 as amended on 14.03.2013, Consent Order No.19029, Proceedings No.TNPCB/BMWM/41298/CHN/RL/A/2014 at S.F.No.218/2, T.S.No.31, Block 69, Velachery Village, Mambalam-Guindy Taluk, Chennai District. Further, the petitioner had applied vide application No.CC17754 to the respondents on 02.09.2013 and subsequently also, the IR No.F.CNH2005/RL/DEE/CHN/2013 dated 12.11.2013. The petitioner had applied for the Minutes of the TSC vide item No.91-5 to the respondent on 05.03.2014. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has granted the consent under Section 25 of the WATER (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, authorizing that the unit can be operated in the WATER Pollution Control Area as notified by the government to make new discharge of emission from the stacks/chimneys. This consent is valid for a period which ought to be ending on 31st March 2015, which is subject to the provisions of the Acts and the Rules. The petitioner submitted an application on 19.04.2017 with necessary enclosures through online for grant of BMW authorization. Subsequently, the application for CTO renewal was submitted on 22.04.2017. The petitioner Unit has gone for expansion activity and the application for CTO expansion was submitted on 15.05.2017 vide Ref.No.9044030. The petitioner has also paid necessary fee of Rs.7,19,827, for the period from 2015-2019, for consent to operate the unit. Since the petitioner's application dated 19.04.2017 was not considered by the 3rd respondent, the petitioner has come forward with the present writ petition.
