THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN WRIT PETITION No.20988 of 2025

ORDER

Heard Sri C.Ramachandra Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner; the learned Government Pleader for Home and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for School Education, for respondent Nos.1, 4 and 5 respectively.

2. The petitioner herein has submitted a representation dated 08.04.2025 to the 3^rd respondent stating that the 7^th respondent-petrol bunk is adjacent to the 6^th respondent- School and the same is in violation of guidelines issued by Control Pollution Control Board, New Delhi, in Office Memorandum No.B-13011/1/2019-20/AQM, dated 07.01.2020. Therefore, he has requested the 3^rd respondent to remove the 7^th respondent-petrol bunk, which is adjacent to the 6th respondent school. On receipt of the said representation, the 2^nd respondent transferred the said Even then, the 5^th respondent has taken any action. Therefore, aggrieved by the said inaction of the 5th respondent, the petitioner filed the present writ petition.

3. Learned Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submits that the 7^th respondent-petrol bunk was established first and thereafter, the 6th respondent-school was started in the said premises situated at Huzurabad, Karimnagar. However, the 5^th respondent will examine the representation dated 08.04.2025 submitted by the petitioner herein and take action strictly, in accordance with law, by putting the petitioner and the 6^th and the 7^th respondent on notice and affording them an opportunity.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has produced G.O.Ms.No.56, Home (Services.IV) Department, dated 26.07.2019, to contend that the 6^th respondent-school cannot run school within 50 meters from 7th respondent-

petrol bunk.

5. In the light of the said submission, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 5^th respondent to examine the representation dated 08.04.2025 submitted by the petitioner dated 19.05.2025, and take action, in accordance with law, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, by putting the petitioner and the 6^th and the 7^th respondent on notice and affording them with an opportunity. The 3rd respondent shall consider the aforesaid G.O. and guidelines issued by Control Pollution Control Board in Office Memorandum No.B-13011/1/2019-20/AQM, dated 07.01.2020, and he shall also consider the fact that the petrol bunk was established first and permission was granted to the school thereafter, while disposing the representation dated 08.04.2025. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

__________________ K. LAKSHMAN, J

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