Hon’ble Yashwant Varma, J.—This batch of writ petitions has sought a restraint on the installation of mobile towers and 4G Base Transmitting Stations (BTS’s) being established in different districts of the State. The installations in question are part of a 4G network being laid in place by the seventh respondent. The primary ground of challenge raised in these proceedings is based upon the alleged and perceived ill effects of electromagnetic radiation generated by the BTS’s and mobile towers on human health. Placing reliance upon a report of one Prof. (Dr.) Girish Kumar, the petitioners sought to highlight the adverse impact and the serious health risk likely to occur on account of radiation from mobile towers and BTS’s. Referring to the report of Prof. (Dr.) Girish Kumar, it was contended that emissions from mobile towers and BTS’s have a serious and irreversible impact on the health and well being of individuals, resulting in neurological damage, impact on children and women, impact on fertility rates in human beings, lead to skin and ear damage and also effect vision. It was further contended that mobile towers as well as BTSs should not be permitted to be installed in d