ORDER

Delay condoned.

2. This Special Leave Petition filed by the Association seeks leave to file the appeal. The main grievance sought to be brought to our notice by Shri G. Ramaswamy, learned senior counsel is that some industries of the petitioner-Association are outside the Zone and effluents discharged from these industries are not directly leading to Kharicut Canal affecting the water in 11 villages identified by the High Court. Though the High Court had given positive finding in favour of the industries, nonetheless the High Court had directed them to contribute 1 per cent of the gross turnover. Many an industries which the petitioner-Association is representing, are running in losses. Consequently, each industry is required to pay the amount as directed by the High Court from their corpus and not from the profits.

3. Dr. A.M. Singhvi, the learned Senior counsel further points out that the units are already having temporary treatment plan and secondary treatment plan and they accumulate the effluents so that discharge would not arise. Unless the industries start working, it would be difficult to generate income by these industries, to comply with the directions issued by the Hi