S. B. SLNHA, C. J.

( 1 ) HOW far and if any, shrimp culture, prawn culture and other types of aqua cultures raised both in brackish/saline/ fresh water cause any environmental pollution is the primary question involved in this batch of writ petitions.

( 2 ) THIS batch of writ petitions can be sub divided into two groups, The first group of the writ petitioners are those who have taken recourse to shrimp culture, prawn culture as also aqua culture claiming themselves to be freehold owners of agricultural lands contending that as no law is operating in the field prohibiting or regulating their activities, the revenue or the forest officers have been acting illegally and without jurisdiction in interfering therewith by either demolishing the tanks erected for that purpose or refusing to renew and/or grant permission therefor. The second group of the writ petitioners are small agriculturalists who cannot cany on their agricultural activities having regard to the fact that as in the surrounding lands prawn and shrimp culture or aqua culture have been going on, their lands have been rendered unfit for agriculture. Some public interest litigations have also been filed for a direction that

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