ORDER

1. Prayer in this application is to enforce the mandate of Rule 17(3) of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2016, requiring the manufacturers and brand owners of sanitary napkins and diapers to provide a pouch or wrapper for disposal of each napkin or diapers along with the packet of their sanitary products.

2. During the hearing our attention has been drawn to order dated 03.08.2017 of the NGT, Bhopal Bench in O.A. 30/2015, PC Sharma v. M/s Proctor and Gamble Home & Ors., directing enforcement of the said rule.

Against the said order, Civil Appeal Diary No. 46725/2019, M/s. Procter and Gamble Home Products Limited v. PC Sharma & Ors. has been filed in the Hon’ble Supreme Court wherein, on 27.01.2020, following order has been passed:-

“Delay condoned. Issue notice, returnable in four weeks. Dasti service be effected on the respondents in addition.

Liberty is granted to the petitioner to file additional documents.

Status quo, as on today, shall remain in force until further orders.”

Procedural History of present Application

3. The application was filed on 10.11.2017. On 19.12.2017, notice was issued to all the respondents, namely, MoEF&CC, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board