Item No.09 Court No.1 BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL EASTERN ZONE BENCH, KOLKATA (THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING WITH HYBRID MODE)

Original Application No.213/2024/EZ SK. Harun Applicant(s)

Versus State of West Bengal Respondent(s)

Date of hearing: 15.05.2025 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR. ARUN KUMAR VERMA, EXPERT MEMBER For Applicant(s) : None For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sibojyoti Chakrabarti, Adv. for R-1, 2 & 4, Mr. Dipanjan Ghosh, Adv. for R-3 (in Virtual Mode), Ms. Amrita Pandey, Adv. for R-5 (in Virtual Mode), Mr. Krishnendu Bera, Adv. for R-6&7 (in Virtual Mode)

ORDER

1. Case called out. No one is present on behalf of the Applicant.

2. Heard Mr. Sibojyoti Chakrabarti, learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4, State Respondents, Government of West Bengal ; Mr. Dipanjan Ghosh, learned Counsel appearing (in Virtual Mode) on behalf of the Respondent No.3, West Bengal Pollution Control Board ; Ms. Amrita Pandey, learned Counsel appearing (in Virtual Mode) on behalf of the Respondent No.5, Howrah Municipal Corporation and Mr. Krishnendu Bera, learned Counsel appearing (in Virtual Mode) on behalf of the Respondent No.6 and 7, Private Respondents.

(Final order of the said case will be uploaded in NGT website by separate sheets of paper).

..................................... B. Amit Sthalekar, JM ….......................................... Dr. Arun Kumar Verma, EM May 15, 2025, Original Application No.213/2024/EZ SKB Item No.09 Court No.1 BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL EASTERN ZONE BENCH, KOLKATA (THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING WITH HYBRID MODE)

Original Application No.213/2024/EZ In the matter of:

SK. Harun Vill – Bankra, Garpa Natun Para, Unsani, Police Station – Domjur, District – Howrah, Pin – 711302 .... Applicant(s)

Versus

1. Department of Environment Government of West Bengal, Through its Principal Secretary, 2. District Magistrate District – Howrah

3. West Bengal Pollution Control Board Through its Principal Secretary 4. Bankra Gram Panchayat III Through its Gram Pradhan

5. Howrah Municipal Corporation Through its Municipal Commissioner

6. Md Kalam son of Md Islam R/o Village Bankra, Sardar Para, Post Office – Bankra, Police Station – Domjur, District – Howrah, Pin – 711302

7. Md Samser son of Md Sattar R/o Village Bankra, Sardar Para, Post Office – Bankra, Police Station – Domjur, District – Howrah, Pin - 711302 .... Respondent(s)

Date of hearing: 15.05.2025 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR. ARUN KUMAR VERMA, EXPERT MEMBER For Applicant(s) : None For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sibojyoti Chakrabarti, Adv. for R-1, 2 & 4, Mr. Dipanjan Ghosh, Adv. for R-3 (in Virtual Mode), Ms. Amrita Pandey, Adv. for R-5 (in Virtual Mode), Mr. Krishnendu Bera, Adv. for R-6&7 (in Virtual Mode)

ORDER

1. Case called out. No one is present on behalf of the Applicant.

Earlier also, no one had appeared for the Applicant in the Original Application.

2. This Original Application has been registered on the basis of a letter petition dated 25.07.2024 sent by the Applicant to the Office of the Tribunal.

3. It is stated that the Applicant is residing in village Bankra, Garpa Natun Para, Unsani, Police Station – Domjur, District – Howrah.

4. The allegation is that one Md Kalam son of Md Islam and Md Samser son of Md Sattar, Respondent Nos.6 & 7 are also residing in Village Bankra, Sardar Para, Post Office – Bankra, Police Station – Domjur, District – Howrah and are forcefully and illegally filling up the Water Bodies situated in the agricultural land / SALI LAND measuring about Ac. 0.0825 dec. at Mouza – Bankra, J.L. No.55, Police Station – Domjur, District – Howrah, L.R. Dag no. 3065, L.R. Khatian no. 12915, R.S. Dag no. 3063, R.S. Khatian no. 423, falling within the jurisdiction of Bankra Gram Panchayat no : III, Bankra Rasikal, 28 Kamra.

5. It is alleged that the said Respondents have started development work developing a multi storeyed building on the property in question, Ground Plus