JUDGMENT

Delivered by Smt. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member

1. The above application is filed by the applicant questioning the establishment of a retail petrol pump outlet by the 5^th respondent as a agency of the 6^th respondent in Sy. No. 108/6A, Boothangudi Village, Chidambaram Taluk, Cuddalore.

2. The main contention of the applicant is that the proposed petrol pump outlet is located at a distance of less than 50 meters from the Veeranam Lake which has an ecological importance and has a capacity of 1,465 mcft. The apprehension of the applicant is that if the 5^th respondent establishes the fuel station at the site which is less than 50 meters from the Veeranam Lake any leakage from the underground storage tank would be of great threat to ground water and soil contamination. The applicant also states that the 5^th respondent had not got consent from the 1^st and 2^nd respondent till date.

3. The applicant seems to have obtained the copy of the No Objection Certificate issued in favour of the 5^th respondent through Right to Information (RTI). According to the applicant despite giving representations to the District Collector and the District Revenue Officer citing the guideli