JUDGEMENT

Delivered by Smt. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member

1. The applicant, which is a registered society founded in order to work towards the upliftment and improvement of conditions of life, has expressed his concern about the environmental violations committed by the 4^th Respondent viz., M/s. ACS Medical College and Hospital, which is established and commenced their operation without obtaining requisite prior Environmental Clearance and Consent from the authorities.

2. The applicant has alleged that the 4^th Respondent has violated several environmental regulations, causing harm to the environment and public health. In the application, the applicant has contended that the 4^th Respondent had commenced construction and operation of the medical college and hospital in a built-up area of 78,103.58 Sq. Meters in a land area of 1,19,263.71 Sq. Meters in Survey Nos.35/1, 2, 3, 63/2, 64/1A and 1B2 in Numbal Village, Ponnamallee Taluk, Thiruvallur District, without prior Environmental Clearance from the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority – Tamil Nadu (for short ‘SEIAA – Tamil Nadu’).

3. It is alleged that the operation of the 4^th Respondent falls under ‘B’ Catego