(1) KRISHNA Nagar and Kennedy Valley Welfare Association and various other residents of the area filed bunch petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High court of Madras seeking mandamus that the stone-crusher and stone- quarries operating in close vicinity to the residential area be directed to be closed.

(2) LEARNED Single Judge of the High court appointed an Expert Committee consisting of Dr. S.Narayan, IAS" secretary to Government, Environment and Forests Departments, Madras, Mr. N.S.Tiwana, Chairman, central Pollution Control Board and Mr. Desigavinayagam Pillai, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to inspect the area and submit a Report.

(3) THE learned Single Judge of the Madras High court accepted the Report of the Committee and allowed the Writ Petition in the following terms. "As a result of my discussion, as above, lam satisfied that it is a fit case in which a direction must issue to the respondent- State of Tamil Nadu to implement the recommendations of the Expert Committee dated 3/7/1991 on stone quarrying and crushing operation at Kennedy Valley and Krishna Nagar in Thirusoolam area, submitted before