ORDER

IA No. 756

1. Copy of the Bhure Lal Committee's Report be given to Mr V.B. Saharya who will file his response within three weeks.

2. To come up on 22-10-2002.

Report of the Central Empowered Committee [regarding IA No. 703 and IAs Nos. 301 to 382 in WP (C) No. 202 of 1995 and IA No. 22 in WP (C) No. 171 of 1996]

3. Adjourned to 22-10-2002. Last opportunity is granted to the States to respond to the recommendations. If no response is submitted, it will be presumed that the recommendations are acceptable to the States concerned. Mr Anis Suhrawardy, Advocate states that the State of Jammu and Kashmir accepts all the recommendations. Writ Petition (Civil) No. 672 of 1998 be also listed on 22-10-2002.

4. A draft of the proposed notification under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 constituting the Central Empowered Committee has been shown to the Court. According to the draft, the Committee is being constituted for a period of five years. The constitution of the Committee would be: (i) Shri P.V. Jayakrishnan, Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests as Chairman; (ii) Shri N.K. Joshi, Additional Director General of Forests, Ministry of