JUDGMENT :

SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI, J.

1. The instant writ petition has been filed challenging an order dated 29.01.2019, by which, the respondent No. 4 has been appointed as the Chairman of the Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board).

2. The case in hand has a chequered history and the relevant facts are narrated below.

3. The petitioner was initially appointed as the Chairman of the Board vide an order dated 04.12.2015 until further orders to be passed by the appropriate authority. In the meantime, one Shri R.S. Bhandari has approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) challenging appointments of Chairperson in various Pollution Control Boards of the different States. The NGT vide order dated 24.08.2016, interfered with such appointments which were mainly on the ground that the benefit was given to persons with political affiliation. As the NGT inherently lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate such matter, appeals were filed in the Hon'ble Supreme Court including one by the present petitioner which was registered as Civil Appeal No. 1359/2017.