Dismissed

Mr. Saimolla Mogulaiah v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC17 Feb 2022WP(PIL)/22/2020

Case brief

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What is this about?

This judgment dismisses a Public Interest Litigation seeking cancellation of permissions of pharmaceutical industries in Sangareddy district. The High Court held that the National Green Tribunal had already adjudicated the identical matter extensively. The court emphasized the statutory exclusivity of the NCT and dismissed the petition as not maintainable.

What the court decided

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Mr. Saimolla Mogulaiah Vs The State of Telangana — Environment and Pollution | Telangana HC (2022)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA: AT HYDERABAD (S pec ial Original J urisdiction)

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THURSDAY. THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO

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PRES E NT

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THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA AND

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI

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WRIT PETITION^(PlL) NO: 22 OF 2020

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Between:

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Mr. Saimolla N4ogulaiah, S/o. Pochaiah Age. 47 Years, Occu. Agriculture and the District Vice President of Republican Party of lndia R/0. H.No. 1-39, Gundlamachanoor Village Hathnoora Mandal, Sangareddy District^Erstwhile Medak District, Telangana State - 502 296

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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'I . The State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary to the Pollution and Environment Department Telangana^{Secretariat(8. R. K Bhavan), Hyderabad -} 500 022.

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The State of Telangana, Rep by^{its PrlncipalSecretary to the lndustries and} Commerce Department Telangana Secretariat^{( B. R. K Bhavan), Hyderabad -} 500 022.

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The N,4ember Secretary, Pollution Control Board,^{Erragadda, Hyderabad}

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The Commissioner, Hyderabad^{l.4etropolitanOevelopment Authority, Tarnaka,} Hyderabad, Telangana Stale

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The District Collector. Sangareddy^{DistrictErstwhile Medak District, Telangana} State

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The District Panchayat Officer.^{Sangareddy DistrictErstwhile N,4edakDistrict,} Telangana State

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The Tahsildar, Hathnoora l,4andal,^{Sangareddy District, Erstwhile l\iledak Districl,} Telangana State

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The Panchayat Secretary, Gram^{Panchayat- Gundlamachanoor Village,} Hathnoora Mandal, Sangareddy^{District,Erstwhile Medak District,Telangana} State,

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M/s.Aurobindo Pharma Unit-lX^(Vamsi), Gundlamachanoor,^{Hathnoora lvlandal,} Sangareddy District, Telangana^State.

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M/s.Kovelent^(Sreerama Laboratories), Gundlamachanoor,^{Hathnoora Mandal,} Sangareddy District, Telangana^State.

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I'1. M/s.Harch Pharma^(Mervin Drugs),^{Gundlamachanoor, Hathnoora Mandal,} Sangareddy District, Telangana^State.

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M/s.Ciracks Pharma Limited^{(Anar), Gundlamachanoor, Hathnoora Mandal,} Sangareddy District, Telangana^State.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petilion under Article 226 of the Constitution of^{lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit^{filed therewith, the HighCourt may be pleased} to issue a Writ, Order or direction^{more particularlyonein the nature of Writ of} l,4andamus in declaring the inaction^{of the respondents in cancellation of the}

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, permissions of the Pharma lnd ustries i.e., 1) [//s.Aurobindo pharma Uni!lX (Vamsi), 2) M/s.Kovelent (Sreerama Laboratories), 3) N,4/s.1-larch pharma ([,4ervin Drags), 4) Ir,4/s.ciracks pharma Limited (Anar) etc., which are situated in the village of Gu ndlamacha noor, Hathnoora Mandal, Sangareddy District, Erstwhile Medak District by considering the representations of the petitioner and the people at rarge made to the respondents on 3'1 12.2001 ,31 .01.2002,12.12.2002,19.05.2003, 22.04.2013, 29.04.2013, 14.07.2014, 19O?.2015, 05.07.2015, 19.10.2016, 24.10.2016, 14.07.2017,23.03.201t8,30.08.2018 and 03.08.2019 as i egat, high arbitrary, descriminatory, un.lust, unreasonable, unfair, irrationar, unrawfur, unconstitutional, perverse, mockery, abuse of power, misuse of power, and against to the Articte 14,2i,47,48_A and 51-A (g) and 3OO_A of the Constitution of lndia and against to the provision of theEnvironment Act, 19g6 and its Rules of the Manufacture, storage and rmport of Hazardous chemicar Rures, 1989, The Bio_ Medical waste (Management and Handring) Rures, 1998, The Noise polution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 and the Wet Lands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 20,10 and also the provisions of the Air prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1991 and its Rures and arso against to the provisions of the HMDA Act, 2008 and against to the catena of Judgments of this Hontbre court and an Apex Court and consequenfly, direct the respondents to cancer the permissions of the Air, Water, Noise polluted industries, which are destroying lhe right to life of the public at large across the Mandal of Hathnoora, Sangareddy Dlstrict by appointinq Expert committee to enquire into the matter and to submit the report forthwith to this Hon'ble Court.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2020

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Petition under section 'r 51 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Coun may be pteased to suspend the permissions of the Air, water, Noise poluted industries i.e., 1) M/s.Aurobindo pharma Unit-tX (Vamsi), 2) M/s.Kovelent (Sreerama Laboratories), 3) M/s.Harch pharma (Mervin Drags),4) M/s.Ciracks pharma Limited (Anar) etc., which are situated in the village of G und lamachanoor, Hathnoora Mandal, Sangareddy District, Erstwhite [4edak District, which are destroying the Right lo Life of the^pubric at Large Across the [i]andar of Hathnoora, sangareddy District, by appointing Expert Committee to an enquire into the subject matter till submission of the report to this Honble Court, pending disposat of the above Writ Petition.

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Counsel for the petitioner: SRt CHIKKUDU PRABHAKAR

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Counsel for the Respondent No.1: ADDL.AOVOCATE GENERAL/ GP FOR ENVIRONMENT

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Counsel for the Respondent No.2: ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL/ GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE

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Counset for the Respondent No.3: SRI p.NARENDER REDDY, SC for pCB

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Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI Y.RAMA RAO, SC for HMDA

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos.5 & 7: ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL/ GP FOR REVENUE

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos.6 & 8: SRI G.NARENOER REDOy Counsel for the Respondent No.9: SRI y.SRINIVASA MURTHy Counsel for the Respondent No.10: SRI CH.SAMSON BABU

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Counsel for the Respondent No..l1 : SRI D.NARENDER NAIK

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Counsel for the Respondent No.12: SRI p.NAGENDRA REDDY

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The Court made the followlng: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SITARMA AND

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR STIAVILI

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WRIT PETITION {PIL) No.22 of 2O2O

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ORDER, 1c- rr.. rr., r,re re olel -,Lsd.. sdrs/L r.,,an,r,a -.ihdr,,.,

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The present writ petition (public interest litigation) has been filed by Mr. Saimolla Mogulaiah stating that he is the Disrrict Vice President of Republican Party ol India and he is a public spirited individual having concern for the public at large.

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It has been stared that respondent Nos.9, 10, 11 and l2 are pharmaceutical industries, rr.hich arc established in Cl t-t ndlamachanoor Villaqc. Huthrtoonr \lrrrtrlul. SiLnqarecld).District (crsti|hilc Medal{ Dislric Th.r rLr.r' r irlrtt[9 rtoisr. pollrrtion, tlte,r arc cicstroting the propcrties ol tlre vrllascrs. thcV are creaLitrg rtatcr pollutii.ui, evcn tlt( grcrLrncl ualIr rs ltollrrtccl, the-\ irrL, .relrtiag itir pol1uti...,cl tltc 1;..rr-irl.s iLr(.it,,i .rirlL. i() (..iLi.rLL, I:l(.1:. irclLis, arrd ilre sLtll(t.l]lg lrrrrr: (.l]ttL,r r|slriL.s LrLlrt.r rlrseascs. lt l:lLs irlso bcen stated thal ctrlilin (lirLtlts lrir,..t,rlso tirkcn placc in the nl;1ltcr ol.) account oI pollrrLion.'litc lrcrittollr,r lras priivcd for llte ir,,ibr'r'ing rel ie l-: -

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'For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is hereby prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a W.it, Order or direction more particular^ly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus in declaring the inaction of the respondents in cancellation of the permissions of the pharma Industries i.e., l) M/s.Aurobindo Pharma UnitJX (Vamsi), 2) M/s.Kovelent (Sreerama Laboratories), 3 M/s.Harch pharma (Mervin Drags),4) M/s.Ciracks Pharma Limited (Anar) etc., which are situated in the village of Gundlamachanoor, Hathnoora Mandal, Sangareddy District, Erstu,hile Medak District b,,' considering the representations of the Petitioner and thc pcoplc at large made to Lhe respondenrs oll :li I-?.200t. Ji 0t -2002, 12.1).2002, 19.05.2003, 22 0+.20t3. .29.01 1013. 1-r u; 20r.1, t9 02.2015, 05 07.2015, I9. 10.2016, 2-t t0.20lrr. t-r L)t 2017, l.J.()3 2018.

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30.08.2018 and 03.08.20 t 9 di scri m i na tory, u nj u st, u n rea so na ril,, l'lli.i';.,"i.1, lltltill; u ncon stitu Lional, perverse. mockery, abuse of power, misuse of power. and againsr Io Lhe Article 14,21.47,4g-Aand 51-A(g) and 300,4 of the Constitution of India and against to the provision of the Environment Act, l9g6 and its Rules of the Manufacture. Srora8e and Import ol Hazdrdous Chemical Rules. 1989, The BioMedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 1998, The Noise Pollrrtion {Regulatjon anrl Control) Ru les, 2000 and the Wet I-ands (Conscn.arioD and \lar]agcrncntl Rul es,20l0 and also rhe provisions of lh. ,\I.i)r..r.nll()n and Cor)lrol of Pollu rion Act. I981 and i1s Rli[]s anrl also:rgarnsr to the pro,tsj ons o[ ihe HMDA Acr. 200S artrl aq.r:rsi .,) rrl .; t.r)., r)i tL.l!trn.fis ol rhrs Hon.t)l(, Coti,i ar rj .,r ;r.\ (.r, rl ,rl.(l ( o]]scrlranll. .l1r..t rh., r.sponrlcfrs ro ..af, i.l ihI pr.rnrissr.)llfi ol tl){, Air. Wirter, \otsr, polJrrr.rl |rrltist.rr's. \ir:ch ar| d.stro\rng th. right to Iife ol th.. publi. at la|ec ircr.,rss rlre \fan.lal ol Llathnoora, Sangaredd\ Distl.icl l). aI)potnttnq lixperi Colnmtt|ee to enaluirc into thc ma cr anri to subnli rhc rcpon fo h\ith ro this Ilon,ble Courl aDd to l)ass such othcr oi-dcr or ()rclers as this Hon,ble Court mar deem fit and proper t the lacts and circumstaitces of the case.,,

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On the other hand, the learned Standing Counsel for the Telangana State pollution Control Board has drawn the attention of this court to$'ards rhe judgment d,ated 24.1o.2o17 delivered by the National Green Tribunal, Southern Zone, Chennar, in Application No.69 of 2013 (Kasala Malla Reddy v. state of Andhra pradesh) and other connected matters, and the respondent pharmaceutical industrics u.ere parties befbrc the Tribunal. Thc contcntjor.r oI tltc learneci counsel is thal ln rcsp.cl of similar industrics. lar{c nurllrcr. oJ-applicatior.ts r.r.e rc [i]ed bclore lhc"lt ibrrnrrl ;rncl sinli.l :lili.gilr,)lts rlt,t.c n:acle br rhc apltlrr.anrs Irt--lorc rhe Narton;rl (,r.r,r n l.rrlrirlirl ;rnd rh,. ,l.ribunal has deciclci the maIter \ irh crtrtain dirc.Cttrrrrs Th(. rclcvant portion ol ti.rc afore said judgmort ol lh. 'iir jonirl Grcen Tribun:rl, as contarnccl in paragraphs 2.1.1 ancl 2..1.i. rc-ads as undcr:

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"244. Accordingly, all the applications are disposed as per the directions contained in the judgment which are given in nutshell as follows:

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(1) By impleadment ol various respondents during the pendency before the Tribunal after transfer from the High Court it does not affect either by the principle of res judicata or dominus litrs, as the proceedings ever since initiated in the Hon,ble Supreme Court, has continued throughout while transferred to the Hon'ble High Court of Andhra pradesh and rhereafte. to this Tribunal and therefore there is no question of introduction of anv fresh cause of actiotl or an]. of the relit,ls either barred by limitation or struck b\ dela! or latches.

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l2l The rransporr of rrealed cl-fluenrs ir,r|r CE.l.l, lor lg Ktrl to Amberpet STP fo. (lilutjorr aI(l lh(.rIiilicI Irtirrr{ urto !lusj Ili!er need not be intcrlcretl ar thrs s(d!(.irrrrl rl,r.rr., ts tro \lol:ltion of Hazardous Waste Rrrl.,s ol. lldscl Coti(,ltii()lt

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(3) Even alter the passats., ol clccad.s thcre rs no signillcant jmprovemcnt in thc eroLln(lNater qu.llrl\ l)arlrculari_!. in the Manjira River Basirt rritlr sl)ccrl'ic ,.r,li,rcn(.r. ro Kirzipally Lake, Isnapur Lake, Kistare(ld\pet Lak(r an(l Can(ligudetn Lake which ultimatelj. lead to Nakkavagu and the.elbre it rs inculnbent on the part of the State Government to completely restore all these water bodies to their original position and recover rhe entire cosr lrom the industrial units proportionatelv. Until complete restoration of the said tanks/lakes is done, the drawal of water by the industries shall be restricted by the Government by framing appropriate guidelines in consultation with the Central Groundwater Authority and Expert from Osmania University, paiticularly Department of Hydrolory. Framing of such guidelines regarding extraction of groundwater by the industrial units of patancheru and Bollaram shall be completed within a period of three months and till then no unit shall be permitted to extract groundwater and the periodical report shall be filed by the Stare oI Telangnaa to the Registry of NcT (SZ) once in six months, the firsr of such report shall be filed on or before 26u,April, 2018 and the Registn shall pla(.r rhc said report belbre the'l'ribLlotLl Ibr pirssrrr{ lpl)rol)r rirtr (lir(.(.rr()r: lt r:,' rlrc (lLltv of lhc tsoard not onl,\ !o cDsr.lfr p,l riir.\ trr:rtnr:rl l)\ c!rr\ urtit bLrt also rnust sarisli tlrat ille stnr)(lnr{l ()l ir lU(.rt (lrs(hirrged b\ cacll iIl(lLlstrial un{. allet prllltiu\ tr(.lLlnlcl1r tr, lrlr.1.l,. ls within the permissilrlr' lirnit irn!l rhe l)1.l.l r .rjrllrtll\ r1s rrrlrr and oLltlet standards allcl or)h: irlrcr tJ)r IlurLr(l rs s.1t sll(.{l tlt.rt lhe outiet stan(iarcl ot'PE'lL is \it]tirr lltl ltilLrs 1>resL:ul,rtrl b\ ilre Ibard atro also cliBible ru Ir( Lr.rrrspurlr(j lor lLrrlhrf LlrlLrrron rn rhc STp.1r

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Ambc.pct and onh then transporting shall be permitted, During transport it should be ensrlred that no breakage or leakage takes place enroure and al the place of discharge in the STp at Amberpet lhe outlel slandards musr bc checked by the Board and satisfy that it is allowed to enter into the STp for further dilution. After dilutiod from STP at the point of discharge into Musi river proper check must be made by the Board to ensure the standard.

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(4) The arrangement oI supply of drinking water of adequate quality and quantity to the Villages of (1) Baithole (2) Arutla (3) Chidruppa (4) Ismailkhanpet (5) Gandigudem (6) Sulthapur (7) Xhazipalli (8) Kistareddypet (9) Inole (lO) peddakanjarta (ll) Patancheru (12) l-akdaram {13) Muthanghi (14) Isnapur (15) Kandi (16) Rudraram (17) Ramchandrapuram (18) Katabgoor (19) Chjtkul (20) Pocharam shall be continued by the State Governmcnl \.hich shall bc entrlled to recover the cost thereof from thc indLlstnal !r)rrs proporrionateh.. The said activity shall b(. done l)'thc Covernntent lhrollgh tlle H,dcral)ad Metropolrtan Walcr Suppl\ and Sr,\rt'aee Iloard 1lnlil aonrplale restoaatjon oI the lakes.

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(51 The shortcornrrrq potnled olll b' the report of CAG oi N4arch.201.1 sliall l)c redilicd and pcrio(lical slarus report iilcd

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{6) For lhc peno(l irrrr 1986 lg87 rrlt 20Ot-2002 rhe vrltagcrs are enlitlcd lo conrpcnsatlon. the l-ale of Rs.1.000 per act.c peI annum ir'r raspect ol (ln land and Rs. 1,700 per acre per annum ill respect of \'et agriaultural land.

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17)^In so far as it^relates ro the claim of applicants in Application Nos,69 to 72 ol 2013, regarding Su.vey Nos.345 and 346 of Chidruppa Village, compensation shall be paid to the claimants/legal heirs till 2001-2002.

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(8) There is no need to either revere the quantum of compensation o. to continue payment of compensation after 2OO1-2O02 except in respect of specfic cases of claim of compensation which will be decided on merits and in accordance with law.

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(9) The State Government shall constitute an Expert Committee headed b\ the Director of Medical Education along with [']xpcrts dra\n lront !arious ficlds likc Infectious Diseases. Derrn;to),rgr ctc .1rd S.icn.lsrs \l-ll rclsed ln ,lrcrohial Rcslslan...ir:rl Illrrflt r::rolIq., ri) nraii a thoroLrgh srl)d! ln ail th. \rllaq.:s ir,rrxrrrq i).I ,,i \l;rr]irr.r i?r.r l)asrn rll an.] ;troLt (l Nakkr\arLl ,Ir.l r)tir(r !,rrr'r b.d1.s aDcl also lllusl Rlvef Basrn to

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(i) As to whether the health hazard of the people living in the area due to the industrial pollution continues and if so, \r'har relief should be granted?

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(ii) Whether the activities of the pharmaceutical industries have led ro Antimicrobial Resistance to drugs and il so, \,hat are the consc(lucnces on the health of rhe peop)e and the renledlal rneasures to be taken?

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(iii) A bloa<l E;>irlcnrrologrcal iin(l (jcnr.rrc SrLrclr and sur.-' lo l)e tna(lr i:rL iLtciL g r., :r,,,i:ai ir(.ns!rrcs Io be takerr

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The said committee sltall be constltLltcd b\ lltl. Stittc Co.ernment lvithin a period of l\.(.) \.ceks from thc (late ol.recripl ol a copv of this^judgment and the committee shall be directed to submit its report within three months thereafter and rccommendations oI the committee shall be imptemenred by the Covernment and status report regarding implementation to be filed periodicall), before this Tribunal once in six months. The report of the committee and the status of implementation shall also be placed in the public domain by uploading on the website of the Director of Medical Education and Health and Family Welfare Department of Covemment of Telangana.

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(10) In the light of our findings thar no adequate health facilities are available in the area, we direct the Covemment of Telangana to establish a Government Super Speciality Hospital with adequate medical facilities to treat all sorts of occupational diseases fo. which the industrial establishments situated in the industrial hub shall contribute 75Zo ol thc total cost and the remaining amount to be contribllted b_, the Statc Covernment. Such hospital shall be run Llllcier tlle sLrpetvision ol. the cornmittee of Me(lr. l ljxl)cr.ts atl(l irlso rnrr:lving Senior Oo\ernment Olllcel.!j ()nr1(.ctcd \rtll titc Ilr.rlth l)(]par.rmcnl

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(ll) 'l'herc is r)., nr.(ess(\ r() (lrr((l (ir,surr, ut the existints industrial units in lJalanchel.u irntl liollirlarrr. Ilorrut,er, Llnless and until reslolatiolt activlties !!re colllpl(tr,(l the Regulalor-. Authority shall not consider anl of the applicatlons oi.the existing units lor expansion. I-lon.ever, ill the r!cI]t of rhe Reglrlato+. Authoriry deciding that e.xpdnsion rn resp((.1 o,.a parricular unit is required in public inrerest, such propcrsal may be considered not only strictly in accordance wirh the provisions of rhe Act and only after satisfying that the unit is showing ZLD but subject to / further condition that the said unit shall be directed to deposit an amount equivalent to 170 of the annual turn over in the previous

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\rar .rn.l sir.lr rr rrol|nr sh rll l). 1{ct)l irr a selirrale accourrt^{i,r thc} nama o[^{''I)i]Lrrr'h.r'Lr} llollarant^{Ett'ironlrent Relicf Fund" and} onh alt,.r r1)r',1l]1rosr'^.,1 1lr.'s;rt.: rm,)Lr:)1.^{r11. clarm Ior expansioll} lna\ l)e⁽ orrsidLlr'd

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ll2) .\ll rh. c\lstllr-r ur)jls slrali have lhcir prima!l^cfflLlcnt trcatment sJ'stcnr insi(le the^{unit. (hell]er} thel'are^{members of} CDTI'or not and the sarne ltas to bc scrupulousl]^{enforced by the} Regulaton Authorit.

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(13) We direct creati.)n of a Corpus F-und in the name^of "Patancheru^{and Bollaraln Etl'ironmentRelief Fund'rvhich shall} consist of deposit of minjmum^{17o of the annualturnover in} respect of the claim for expansion if it^{is consideredby the} Regulatory authority and^{contribution of all the industrial units} situated in Patancheru and^{Bollaram an amountof 0.5% of the} annual turn ov€r of the^{previousyear and the contributionshall} be continued till complete^{restorationof the entireaffectedarea} and after lhe TribLlnal^{passes appropriate orders.Thesaid} Corpus Fund shall be^operated loinlh'^{bY the Chief Secretarl' of} the Go,er-nrncnt^{of l elangnaa and the Chairrnanoi the Teiangana} Slalc I'ollrrllor'r Conlrol^{floardal-t.llhe amounl shall be utilisedfor} rcstorallolr o1 anIrf1):)rtrr'trl^{irl rhe.1)llrcalfccteda:-eaandasper} Ihc^{(lr:arstl]n1,rlir'rrlrr Iila r'olrnlllIC( cotrllrlstttgof}

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lil Tire⁽ l:r,: S,r(ir'lar<sup>Io (,o\crrrrrent olTclangana

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l)J Tirr s..t?1a:\ lo^{(;o.rlllnellt Iirl\ironnlcnland} For.sr I)ep;r,lrx.rrl

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(31 'll)a s,r.railrr \ r{r Ga)\erllrlrelll. lrrlgallon an(l Watcr Rasolli.('s l)cl)nr^l,11ellt

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l;l Til. Se( relrr<sup>ro (;o!.rllnl.rl1,Indrtslr'lcs D( perlrireirI

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(5) Tlle Sccreian' io^{(;o\crnlncnl,Pallcha!at} 1)cpat tnlcrll

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l6) Onc lln'ironmc.lal^{Sclenlrstlrom Osmania} Universitl', to^{b nominatedbl the Vice Chancellor}

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(7) Onc reprcsenlative ol a^{promlnent NOOin} Telangana involved in Environmental A\tareness Programmes

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(8) one representative of^{BDMAI, preferablyits} President

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(9) The Chairman of^{theTelangana State Pollution} Control Boa.d^{who shall actas theConvener'}

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The conttibution as^{statedaboveas'Patancheru-Bollaram} Environment Relief^{Fund' is independent of the payment directed} against the units under'pollLlter^{pays'principle or contributionof} amount by the units lor^{the establishment of SuperSpecialitl'} Hospllal.

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(I4l At presenr rhere is no nec( lbl' an_f clirection against an1,of the units to pa\ u,,. ,,,,,uun''"""' t^.1;t'llLrtcr pi'rvs'prrnciplc cxcep! iearing ir ro rrre ..,..,,r,.:.,:l"t': I il\ lu ln\ l)ke the same in .pproprl.ltc (.i1s.s

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ll5l On thc litLlir.tl :ri.rr:r\ oi lit.,(,r,. rlt,.r, rs lo,lccrss .tor :rppoilltmcDr ol .(t\ l)(_fr^L.jr,,.r,r rL.tl ,: r, l,\ lltc L:cnlr!1t (jo\ ernment bl. i,t\ ojilIq po\ ers uD(lrr Si:ctta)n 3 ol, thc l.ln! ironmerlr (prore(.ri()n ) Ar cenrrar co!(rnm",,, ,, ",.].].t-t: .'1^".'.. ^^{is op.n !o rhe} supervi sin g .,r0, n, 0,",r.,.,,,11*D'11::,.,;:':,,, ::::'". i:.'::]' :,,,,]: judgment sjnce the direcrion directions from various authorities.,,. .." ::;:;,[';:,,e:\isrins

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(16) CSR of the units as under the companies Act, 2013 are independent o, ,,to"tnto j udsment incr u ding "",,,"* il"li ;' .::::".;:r:1ili::r::; amounts to be contributed for restoratjon etc

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(17) There are no further ( rections required for functioning of Jeedimetla Bmuent rreatmel tt.:'T.:1."i:' discharged, "c"pt di.e"ting ::1..HH:J: monitoring oI the function of. siven by the uo.,,ur" sup."#:t :::;TJii: i;f ;liT; are scrupulously folloued.

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2,+5. ln !,jen. of thc clisposal ()1. Lhc Oriqrnal Applications, ln Ihc pendirlg l,1.A No.27.l ro 27g ol 2 \ '-'s'i 9 irrr'l l6 ol 2016 \rrich ar(, r.ired in AI)l)ir.i1rr()r, a't""'rl 9t) al 2t)1') tir. rrrrrtlriitLrriorr .,f our ,)i'(i(.r (rare(r J0 lo J0li.rJ)r)or)ii lv llrelr l-' \r'l (rrJl)rr iLl(-'' thcre is tltr irc.(ss1tt ro pirss ar)\ lLLlllrrr ..: srlr rr"' 'i'.l or(rcr (i.ir('(r .ju ro2ors las,ror rx.tjr *, ,, ,.".:'' ri',i'r rl:' rr- '|"rr\ 'rpl rin(d,r trr. i)oLIr or. lhe JLr(rar)rcJlr ,,,r,, .,,,"t 3l Lr' '1i'|'^{( t'scrL l-rkrrrrs.-.} M.A.Nos.85 ro 8E of 20r..] ,r.,, , seekirlg ror direction r,r orr.,,.,,^{"'_\l'J,l"tt''ri \r)s()9 o,} t'""""ri1ri.'^{72 or'2or3} ilrso slnrd crose(1. srnc., sufficient safeguarcrs n,,r.. u,t'' Irtr't(lc rn illis iLl(lgnlerlt we pla('e on record the varuabre o"","ron", State Niroop, of M.. Teiangana, Srin ivaszr Mr. r",.,,,;, Sai Krisl;,' ;t ::1, l;.I _Il ^L l,,i "I,; tounsel bur ror whose assistance the task wolrld "::ilT": ,:::er

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued before this Court that the industries are still poiluting environment and therefore, he has got every right to file a petition before this Court, as Articles 14 and 2l of the Constitution of India are being

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.iolated. Hear'r' rclianr:e h;rs becn placed upon the judgments de livererl Irv thr' I-lon blc Apr.x Cortrt in rh. cascs ol Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporationr ancl Janata Dal v. H.S.Chowdhary2

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This Corrrt lrlrs cirr cflrllr qrrrtc tlirough the albrc,saicl .]ucl{mcnts.^{In thc :iibrcsrri(l} iLr(lqmcnts,^{thc issue oI} Par-alle^I proceedings belbrc thc Nalior'ral Grcen Tribunal and before tl.]e Higir Court I.tas nol bcen touclrr:cl at z11l b)' anl Court. Ir'r thc present case,^,,,,'e are fac:ing a pecu)iar situation. Thc Narional Green Tribunal, afrer ral{ing into account all the grounds, al1 the problems.and ail the issues raised by the villagers, has passed a detailed and exhaustive^judgment. Environmental fund has been created and directions have been issued to ensure that further pollulion does not take place. Therefore, in the light ol the directions given by the National Green Tribunal in identical mattcrs, this Court docs nol iind anl reason to entertain the prcserlt l)ublir lnl, TCS l"lQ tlr',n.

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Olhe ru isc iilso. Si r'Lion I^.l of thr' National Grecn Trihrtnal Acr. 201O {lol s]rort rlrr l( r") plolrdcs for setlleme nt o[ disputt's. Tire pctitiorlcr docs hril a rr::r'rcclv ol-approaching the Nalional (lrecn Tribr:nal undt'r Section l-l ol tlrc.\ct.

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So [ar :rs thr' .jr,rclgnrcnt c]clrlc-rtd bv thc National^grc( n Tri>ur.ral, rr hich has bce rr rclcrrccl lo l)' ll.ris Court is concerncd. irl casc the^jndgmr:nt is not bt'ing complied^,,r'ith, Sections 26 and 27 oi the Act providcs for pcnaltr. Scctions 26 and 27 of the Act rc:id as under:-

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'?(1992)^{4 scc lo5}

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'(1985)^{3 scc s1s}

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26 Pedalty for failure to comply with orders of Tribuaal^- (1) Whoever,^jails tL, cornl)l\ \itll .1rr\ or(l( r oI .(\it.(l oI' decisioll oI the Tribunal under lhis Act, lte sltail bc^{pLrtrtshablcn,ith} imprisonment for a term lvhich mal eritcrld to three,'ears, or^\rith Iine which may extend to ten crore rupees, or with both and in case the failure or contravention continues. $'ith additional fine which may extend to rwenty-five thousand !upees for every day during which such failure or contravention continues after conviction for the first such failure or contravention:

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Proeided that in case a company fails to comply with any order or award or a decision of the Tribunal under this Act, such company shall be punishable with line which may extend to twenty-five crore rupees, and in case the failure or contravention continues, with additional fine which may extend to one lakh nrpees ior every day during which such failure or contravention continues after conviction for the flrst such failure or contravention.

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(2) N ot\4 ithstanding anvthing contained rr1 the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 o1 197+), e\er\ ,rlli'nce un(lel this Act shall be deemed to be non cognz{blc \illrL thc nreartilrg ol the said Code.

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27, Offences by companies: I I ) wh('r(' .1n! olli'nce Lrnde r thjs Act has bEerr^(onrruitl((l Irr rr t orrrlrrrrrr . , r, t-r plr sort rr lro. at the time the oflence \iis^{(onLlIlrlir''1.} ri^s.lrrt, th rir⁽ llirri:( ol', aL cl was tesponsible to the compan\ lu| lllr (()rd!(t ol tlre business ol lhe company, as well as tlre cornpirn_. shall be deemtd to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:

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Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.

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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (l), where an offence under this Act has been committed by the company and it is proved that the offence has been committed 4with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part oi, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, rnanager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of rhat offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingiy.

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Explanation - Fo. the purposes of rhis section, -

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(a) 'companv" ineans arl.v bodv cor-porate and includcs a firm or other association or individuals; ancl

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(b) 'director"^{in relationto a lirm means a partnerrn fhe} firm^"

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ln the light^{of theaforesaidstatutoryprovisionsof lar'r"it the} aliegation^{of the petitioncr ls that the orderpassedby the National} Green Tribunai^{isrlot bcingcomplicd tith'the remedr' lies} elsc$hcrt:^{at'tclttrll lr,'lrrl-r' this Clrrnrt' lncirstl Ihc- peLltlt)ll'Ils} clarmil-lq^{violatiotl rri cllr tTrrt'l:ll''t'llitlIalt stilr.l rctlcdr' lies rLltcil i} Scctiorr^{14 ol lllc r(lt ()lll(ruis( alsorhcNatLjoual(ircctlTrillulr:Li} L lras lookcrl^{il-]1()(:l(11 a:lcl} 'r.lr^{irsl)e(t ol lhc caseiint'lilasPas\rrl} o:-cle r ittrcl^{rhercfore' thepilrailcl} .le1:rilecl alld^{cxll:lltsllt'} proccedirlgs^{bcirlri thls CoLlfl in r'sl)cct oI the same issuesarc} not at all^{mainta itlallle'}

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Resultarltl).^{the (ritpetirion(purblic intcrest litigatiorrlis} dismissed.

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Pending^{miscelianeousapplications'if any' shallstand} closed,^{Thereshallbe no order as to costs}

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SD/- T'TIRUMALA^DEVI ASSISTANT^REGISTRAR ( ,TRUE^COPY// SECT N OFFICER

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