Harphul Singh Brar, J. - The Haryana State Board for the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, Kothi No. 66, Sector 8-B, Chandigarh (hereinafter called the Water Pollution Board) constituted under Section 4(1) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (for short, the Act), filed a complaint under Sections 43 and 44 of the Act through its Assistant Environmental Engineer, against the petitioner-Company and its Managing Director, Shri N.P. Garodia and another person Shri U.M. Jain, General Manager of the said Company.

2. It is alleged in the complaint that the accused during the course of their business have brought into use and outlet for the discharge of the trade effluent which contains various chemicals like PH suspended solids, amonical nitrogen, oil, grease, sulphate, BOD and COD etc. The effluent contains these chemicals which are injurious for water and change its characteristics physically, chemically and biologically as well, thus, causing water pollution. The accused are discharging the light brown trade effluent nearly two lakh litres per day which is completely untreated and contains suspended solids including other chemicals. The accused