JUDGMENT

This writ petition has been preferred in public interest by the petitioner, who is a resident of village Dalipur, Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand-246169, raising grievances regarding the environmental pollution caused by the setting up and running of the stone crusher unit of Respondent No. 5 i.e. M/s Shri Sidhbali Stones, by Respondent No. 6.

2) The Petitioner states that he is a permanent resident of the Dalipur Village, Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand-246169. He is affected by the running of the stone crusher of Respondent no. 5, by Respondent no. 6. He is espousing the cause of the public as per requirements of Rule 4(2) of the Rules notified by this Court titled “Writs in the Nature of Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 of the Constitution of India”. The Petitioner states that Respondent No. 6 had been issued a licence, as per the Office Memorandum dated 04.07.2015, to establish/operate a stone crusher at village Bhuvdevpur, Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand for a per