ORDER

1. Today, this matter is listed for hearing on admission of the appeal.

2. From the side of the appellant, learned senior counsel Mr. Arshad Shaikh has appeared, assisted by learned counsel Mr. Rahul D. Oak. From the side of respondent No.1-MPCB, learned counsel Ms. Manasi Joshi has appeared while from the side of respondent No.2 – Tarapur Environment Protection Society, learned counsel Mr. Amit Agashe has appeared.

3. We have heard the arguments of learned counsel for respondent No.1- MPCB and respondent No.2 – Tarapur Environment Protection Society at length, but the learned senior counsel for the appellant seeks some time to rebut the arguments of the learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2.

4. From the side of respondent No.2, it is mainly argued that the present appeal has become infructuous and in support of this argument, he has drawn our attention to Original Application No.64 of 2016 (WZ), wherein Akhil Bhartiya Mangela Samaj Parishad and 4 others had sought relief against MPCB and eight others to the effect that respondent No.1-MPCB be directed to close down all the polluting industries in all locations that were discharging untreated effluents into Arabian Sea at Na