JUDGMENT

1. Impugning the proceedings dated 14.7.2022 issued by the Additional Secretary (Forest, Environment and Climate Change), Government of Manipur, alleging it to be in violation of Section 5(3) and 6(2) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Rule 2(iii)(b) of the Rules framed by the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Manipur as per the notification dated 8.7.2021, the present writ petition has been filed. A direction has also been sought on the respondent authorities to dispose of the representation preferred by the petitioner on 12.4.2022.

2. The facts in a nutshell are as under:

The petitioner was appointed as the Chairman of the Manipur Pollution Control Board by an order dated 24.3.2017 as per Section 4(2)(a) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. During the currency of the tenure of the petitioner, Rules were framed under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1982 pursuant to the judgment and order dated 22.9.2017 passed in Civil Appeal No.1359 of 2017 by the Hon'ble Apex Court, wherein a specific direction was given to all the States/