By the Court.—Heard Sri M.L.Rai learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for State respondent Nos. 2 to 5 and Sri Pankaj Srivatava learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 6 Nagar Ayukt, Nagar Nigam Meerut.

2. Counter and rejoinder affidavits have been exchanged. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties the writ petition is being finally disposed of at this stage.

3. The relevant facts of the case as emerging from the pleadings of the parties are that there is a slaughter house on Hapur Road Meerut built over an area of 14930 meters of land belonging to the Nagar Nigam Meerut, of which 9000 meters has been encroached by several persons including the petitioner who have illegally constructed large number of furnaces thereon in which animal bones are rampantly boiled and the smoke emanating there from recklessly perpetuates pollution of air and environment resulting in acute health hazards to the residents living in the vicinity of the slaughter house as also in nearby surrounding localities. The petitioner who alleges himself to be the president of Jamatul- e -Qureshi Business Welfare Society Meerut which is alleged to be a society regis