For managing the hazardous waste from the dyeing Industry, the Government came out with a proposal to have Common Effluent Treatment Plants (in short ''CETP'') to be operated and serviced exclusively by the Tamil Nadu Water Investment Company Ltd., a Government aided company. The petitioners have availed the services of this company for its operation and maintenance and they also alleged to owe couple of Crores of Rupees each. In the meantime, alleging that the quality of service provided by the said company is inadequate, the petitioners approached the Director of Handlooms and Textiles, the Government of Tamil Nadu for permitting it to approach other CETP operators for the said purpose. The Director of Handlooms and Textiles has allowed the petitioners to engage other CETP operators. Alleging that the Director of the Handloom and Textiles does not have any authority to relax the monopoly which the Tamil Nadu Water Investment Company held in terms of the G.O., by which the original arrangement was made, the latter mentioned company had preferred W.P.No.12872 of 2020.
