In Re v. The State of Telangana and 8 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
A suo motu PIL regarding alleged sand mining irregularities and groundwater depletion in specific constituencies was closed. The Court observed that the National Green Tribunal was already monitoring the identical subject matter in a pending original application, rendering High Court intervention unnecessary.
What did the court decide?
The suo motu writ petition and pending miscellaneous petitions were closed; no costs awarded.
What the court decided
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN AND
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA
SUO MOTU WP (PIL) No.1 of 2022
ORDER : (Per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan)
Initially the present petition was filed as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). Subsequently, Court was informed that the PIL petitioner had expired. Therefore, vide order dated 16.11.2021, the PIL was converted into a suo motu writ petition (PIL).
- Prayer made in the present writ petition is to order comprehensive probe into the alleged irregularities in fourteen sand quarries located in Manthani Assembly constituency in the districts of Peddapalli and Jayashankar Bhupalpalli.
- Basic allegation is that while carrying out activities of the sand quarries, there has been indiscriminate excavation of sand leading to adverse consequences such as depletion of ground water level etc .
- In the proceedings held on 14.06.2022, Court was informed
- that an original application on the same subject matter was moved
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether further monitoring by the High Court is necessary for a matter pending before the National Green Tribunal covering the same subject.
Parties & counsel
- respondent
State of Telangana
- respondent
Respondents 1 to 9
Coram
Ujjal Bhuyan
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Telangana HC
- Decided on
- · July
- Registered
- Case no.
- SUOMOTUWP(PIL)/1/2022
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