(1) SPECIAL leave granted.

(2) ON the application of some citizens alleging pollution, the Green Bench of the Calcutta High Court passed an order on 16-5-1997. By the said order a direction was given to Respondent 14 Municipal Authorities to remove all cows and calves which had been kept by the present petitioner, namely, Iskcon and the said order had been passed without even noticing Iskcon. On an application being filed for the recall of this order the High Court rejected the same by order dated 6-6-1997. Thereafter, Iskcon appears to have filed a writ petition seeking relief of injunction but that application was dismissed. We are not concerned with the said proceedings in the present petitions. Mr Ray appearing for the petitioners contends that without giving notice to Iskcon the Green Bench could not have disposed of the public interest petition by order dated 16-5-1997 and, therefore, the said order is liable to be vacated. There is no dispute that no notice of the proceeding had been served on Iskcon. Apart from Iskcon there are several other places within the municipality where cows are kept and they are required to be noticed before finally disposing of the