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ORISSA HIGH COURT
SHIVOM MINERALS LIMITED ROURKELA – Appellant
Versus
MEMBER SECRETARY ODISHA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
S.K. Panigrahi, J.
1. The Petitioner in the present Writ Petition seeks a direction to the Opposite Parties to grant formal approval of the Consent to Operate in respect of his online application No. 6003945 dated 04.12.2024.
I. FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE CASE
2. The brief facts of the caseare asfollows:
(i) The Petitioner is a Public Limited Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956.
(ii) The Petitioner has been operating an Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant at Koira, District Sundargarh, since the year 2005-2006, under a valid Consent to Operate dated 12 June 2020 which has been renewed from time to time.
(iii) In 2012–13, the Petitioner undertook modernization of the existing unit without any increase in production capacity. Following this, the Consent to Operate was renewed on 28.05.2013.
(iv) In 2015, to ensure compatibility with the Odisha Industries Facilitation Act, 2004, and the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) guidelines issued by the Government of India, and to expedite the decision-making process, Opposite Party No. 1 issued Office Order No. 6456/IND-II-NOC-MISC.198 dated 15.04.2015. This order reduced the time limit for disposal of applications f
The statutory timelines provided by pollution control legislations govern consent approvals, overriding administrative deadlines, with deemed approval claiming misinterpretations rejected.
Environmental Compliance requires prior clearance for expansions, with violations subject to penalties and operational restrictions.
The court held that the U.P. Pollution Control Board exceeded its authority in revoking the consent to operate without evidence of non-compliance, affirming that prior approvals remained valid.
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