JUDGMENT

S. Saghir Ahmad, J.-The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a Public Interest Litigation, instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution, has directed, by the impugned judgment dated 16.12.1996, that the dairies, located on the outskirts of the Jabalpur City, be shifted from their present location to the alternative sites. This judgment was passed in the Writ Petition in which the following reliefs were claimed :-

"(a) to direct the respondents to take appropriate, effective and immediate steps to remove the Cow/Buffalow dung and urine from the pipe line of water filteration plant at Lalpur, Gwarighat.

(b) direct the respondents to ensure that in future also no storage of Cow/Buffalow dung and urine of animals may be done on the water supply pipe line of Lalpur, Gwarighat as stated in the body of the petition.

(c) direct the respondents to take appropriate steps against the persons who have stored these hazardous materials on the water supply pipe lines;

(d) Any other order/orders, writ/writs or direction/directions that this Hon ble Court may deem fit and proper, may also kindly be given."

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