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D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, MANOJ MISRA
Panchayat Qureshian – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
DHANANJAYA Y. CHANDRACHUD, CJI.
1. The appeals1 [Civil Appeal Nos. 1538-1539 of 2008] arise from a judgment and order dated 15 October 2003 of a Division Bench at the Jaipur Bench of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan. In addition, there is a writ petition2 [Writ Petition (Civil) No. 358 of 2011] under Article 32 of the Constitution which has been heard with the civil appeals.
2. The underlying facts are thus:
3. The State Pollution Control Board3 [“SPCB”] issued directions under Section 33A of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 19744 [“Act of 1974”] for the closure of the slaughter house on the ground that it did not have consent to operate and f
The statutory powers of the Pollution Control Board under Section 33A of the Water Pollution Act 1974 were upheld, and the closure of the slaughter house was found to be in compliance with the law.
The closure order was a temporary measure that could be revoked if the petitioner took and reported remedial measures. The court found no lack of jurisdiction or violation of principles of natural ju....
The judgment establishes the principle that environmental violations, including pollution and non-compliance with environmental standards, can lead to the closure of industrial establishments. It als....
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