JUDGMENT :

(ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A., J.) 

The petitioner, a non-profit organization primarily focussed on healthcare, has approached this Court being aggrieved by the stand taken by the 2^nd respondent- The Kerala Pollution Control Board, insisting on environmental clearance for the constructions made by the petitioner for granting Consent to Operate. The reliefs sought by the petitioner are as follows:

“i. Issue a writ declaring that the petitioner is exempted from procuring prior Environmental Clearance as per the amended provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification , 2006 and the insistence of the Pollution Control Board to obtain E.C is not a legal requirement;

ii. Issue a writ declaring that the 2nd respondent is bound to grant consent to operate to the petitioner without insisting for Environmental Clearance;

iii. Issue a writ of mandamus directing the 2nd respondent to issue consent to operate to the petitioner;

iv. Issue a writ of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to issue Environmental Clearance to the petitioner v. Issue a writ of mandamus directing the 3rd respondent to issue renewed Certificate of Registration for the Hospital of the petitioner Trust;

vi. Dispen