Elipe Dharma Rao, J

The present writ petition has been filed to quash the award and report for Vellore district, passed by the 1st respondent -The Loss of Ecology (Prevention and Payment of Compensation) Authority, dated 24.8.2009.

2. The background of facts leading to filing of this writ petition, in brief, are as follows :-

Aggrieved by the manner in which the tanneries in the state of Tamil Nadu are posing threat to the ecosystem and alleging that enormous discharge of untreated effluents into the river Palar is resulting in non-availability of potable water in the area, a Public Interest Litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution of India was filed before the Honourable Supreme Court in W.P.(C) No.914 of 1991 by Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents therein viz. Union of India and the State of Tamil Nadu, to immediately pay adequate compensation to victims of pollution and to those who lost their lives, food crops, vegetation, trees, agricultural land, wells and suffered severe hardship due to irresponsible and negligent act of polluting tanneries, the amount to be paid in compensation to the affected pe