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Reserved Judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

WRIT PETITION (PIL) No.16 OF 2016

Naveen Chandra Pant and another

……..Petitioners

Vs.

State of Uttarakhand and others

…….Respondents

Mr. Prabhakar Joshi, Advocate present for the petitioners.

Mr. P.C. Bisht, Standing Counsel present for the State of Uttarakhand/respondent Nos.1 to 6.

Mr. Manoj Tiwari, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Alok Mahara, Advocate present for the respondent Nos.8 to 10.

Mr. Lalit Sharma, Standing Counsel, for the Union of India.

Reserved on : 17.02.2017

Delivered on : 28.03.2017

Coram : Hon’ble Rajiv Sharma , J.

Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.

 

Per : Hon’ble Rajiv Sharma, J.

With the consent of parties, Union of India through

Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate

Change, is added as respondent no.11. Petitioners are the

residents of village Ganwa Sirmoli, District Bageshwar. The

present petition has been filed pro bono publico by the

petitioners highlighting the degradation caused to the

environment by private respondent Nos. 8 to 10 who are

allegedly carrying illegal mining activities in village Panchaya