CAV JUDGMENT

(PER : HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A. P. THAKER)

1. This writ petition in the nature of Public Interest Litigation is preferred by the petitioners, who are agriculturists residing in Village: Sheth Vadala, which is adjoining to Village: Sukhpur, Taluka : Jamjodhpur, District: Jamnagar raising serious grievance as regards environmental pollution caused by respondent No.7 and have prayed the following reliefs:-

(A) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or directions and be pleased to quash and set aside the impugned order passed by the respondent no. 4 granting permission (Consents & Authorization) to the respondent no. 8 & 9 in relation to the mining activities in the quarry for extracting black trap stones at Survey No. 678, Village : Sheth Vadala, Ta: Jamjodhpur, Dist: Jamnagar as the same is contrary to the observations made by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Mohammed Haroon Ansari & another Vs. District Collector, Ranga Reddy District reported in AIR 2004 SC 823 as we ll as this Hon’ble Court in Yakubbhai Sharifbhai Aaglodiya Vs. Collector & District Magistrate & Anr. In Writ Petition (P.I.L.) No. 70/2011 decided on 12.03.2012 and confirmed by the Ho