ORDER

PRESENT:

HON‘BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON HON‘BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON‘BLE MR. JUSTICE M. SATHYANARAYANAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON‘BLE MR. JUSTICE BRIJESH SETHI, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON‘BLE DR. NAGIN NANDA, EXPERT MEMBER ________________________________________________________________________

Reserved on: 22nd June, 2021 Pronounced and uploaded on: 30th July, 2021 _______________________________________________________________________ BY HON‘BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER

1. In these three matters, appellant/applicants have brought before us their apprehension which according to them is real, eminent and substantial to the environment and ecology on account of construction activities around wetland area in Bengaluru city, State of Karnataka which is known as city of Gardens and also had a large number of lakes at some point of time but there is substantial extinction/disappearance due to encroachment, reclamation etc. in the name of development. Threat to environment presently is a serious issue. The people pay least respect to environment and do not hesitate in causing damage or destruction or otherwise loss to ecology and e