HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Charan Singh Sharma And 7 Others .....Petitioner(s)

Versus State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Mishra, Neha Chauhan, Sr.

Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anjali Upadhya, C.S.C.

Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J.

HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J.

1. Heard Shri Krishna Mishra, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. Neha Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioners; Shri Devesh Vikram, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for State respondents; Ms. Anjali Upadhya, learned counsel for Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (in short "Authority") and Shri J.N. Maurya, learned counsel for U.P. Pollution Control Board.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to implead U.P. Pollution Control Board as party respondent forthwith.

3. The instant writ petition has been preferred for following reliefs:-

"(I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 23.12.2025 passed by the respondent no.3 and consequential letter dated

09.01.2026 (Annexure No.7 and 8 to the writ petition).

(II) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus direct