AKIL KURESHI, J. -- With ever expanding cities and urbanization at a pace not imaginable before, constant need for growth and desire of citizens in general to reach higher end of income brackets, man - animal conflict sometimes spills over to man and man conflict. Requirement of growth, urbanization and industrialization on one hand, preservation of environment and common resources of the community on the other, has given rise to the concept of sustainable growth, a concept which is as difficult to define as it is often times difficult to implement due to the very nature of complex, varying and for-ever conflicting interests. One such issue of considerable importance has reached this Court for resolution of the legal issues arising therein by way of present public interest litigation.

2. Petitioners who are claiming to be espousing the interests of large number of agriculturists and other residents of cluster of villages around and including Samadhiyala village of Mahuva Taluka have filed this petition opposing setting up of a cement plant with captive electricity generation plant proposed by respondent No.4, M/s. Nirma Limited. The main grievance of the petitioners is tha