JUDGMENT

Pattanaik, J.-Mr. D.K. Joshi, an inhabitant of Agra town had filed this writ petition in the year 1992, alleging therein that the supply of drinking water in Agra city is extremely polluted, the water being contaminated, filthy and totally unhealthy for human consumption. It was also averred in the said petition that notwithstanding several legislations, conferring power and duty on different agencies like Nagar Mahapalika, the State of Uttar Pradesh, the U.P. Pollution Control Board, those authorities have not exercised .

 their power as a result of which the common man and citizens of Agra have been suffering. In the said writ petition all the concerned authorities were added as respondents. Since the interest of the residents of Agra, without attracts large number of tourists, not only from within the country but also from different foreign countries were involved, this Court issued notice pursuant to which affidavits have been filed by different authorities. A conspectus of those affidavits indicate that though some initiative has been taken in discharging their statutory obligations but the concerned authorities have not taken adequate steps which they ought to