JUDGMENT

BY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER SYNOPSIS Documents Para no Page no Pleadings in OA 69/2020 2-8 4-6 Committee Report dated 01.10.2020 9-21 6-11 Joint Committee Report dated 08.04.2021 22-31 11-15 Reply dated 22.11.2021 by R-1 & 2 32-35 15-19 Reply dated 29.10.2021 by R-3 36-42 19-24 Pleadings in OA 218/2020 43-44 24-26 OA 218/2020 converted in Appeal 45 26 Reply dated 17.11.2020 by CPCB in Appeal 47 26-27 Reply dated 01.02.2021 by R-2, 3 and 4 in Appeal 48 27-42 Arguments 49-51 42-43 Issues forumated 52 43-44 Ground water – Concept – Past and Present 53-69 44-53 Law on use of Ground Water 70-86 53-59 Provincial Enactment for Regulation of Ground Water 87-88 59-79 History of CGWA, its origin and relevant provisions relating to 89 79-196 its powers, duties etc.

Illegalities in NOC issued by UPGWD 289-305 202-208 Recharge/Replenishment of Ground Water 306-307 208-210 Role of CGWA and UPGWD 308-314 210-212 Environmental Compensation-Assessment/Methodology 315-373 212-242 Operative part 374-383 242-246 1. In these matters, a common issue involved is with respect of notification dated 24.09.2020 laying down guidelines to regulate and control ground water abst