ORDER

1. Rana Iqbal Singh Jolly, Smt. Seema Jolly, Ms. Vandana Chauhan, Sh. Manjit Lakhmana, Sh. Ravinder Pal Singh Gill, Sh. Jagjit Singh, Sh. Pawan Kumar, Sh. Gurbachan Singh and Karan Singh Jolly, nine applicants filed this Original Application (hereinafter referred to as ‘OA’) being aggrieved by noise and air pollution caused by ‘Hermitage’ (Marriage Palace), Village Karoran, near Punjab Engineering College, Mohali, Nayagaon, Punjab (hereinafter referred to as ‘respondent 8’) due to use of loudspeakers, bright lights and firecrackers etc.

2. Applicants stated that they are all residents of Village Karoran, SAS Nagar, Mohali for the past three decades and their residences are located at the periphery of the forest area. As per census 2011, population of village is about 2000. Many applicants are senior citizens.

3. Respondent 8 in 2018 started an open air marriage venue in Village Karoran which is located at the periphery of forest area and shares boundary walls with the residences of some of the applicants. During the function of marriage etc., loud noise is caused due to large gatherings, blowing loud music on loudspeakers and air is also polluted due to use of firecrackers throu