- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7464-DB WP No. 21999 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 21999 OF 2024 (GM-POL) BETWEEN: 1. MD. GOUSEUDDIN S/O. LATE LATEEF SHAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, M/S. NEW HIMALYA PLASTIC INDUSTRIES, ROAD NO. PLOT NO. 25 AND 26, INDUSTRIAL AREA, HUMNABAD, DISTRICT BIDAR (KS) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGARAJ D., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, M.S.BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PARISARA BHAVAN, NO.49, CHURCH STREET, BANGALORE - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY. Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7464-DB WP No. 21999 of 2024 3. CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD 4. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENEINGERER (RESPONDENT NOS.3 AND 5 ARE DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 28.10.2024) …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1; SMT. RASHI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI MAHESH CHOWDHARY, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND RESPONDENT NOS.3 TO 5 ARE DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 28.10.2024) WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT, QUASHING THE ORDERS DATED BEARING NO.PCB/WMC-2/2024/71 DATED 23.07.2024 ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 31-A OF THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 READ WITH RULE 20-A OF THE KARNATAKA AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) RULES 1983 AND ORDER BEARING No. KSPCB/53/WMC-2/2019-20/2024/70 DATED 23.07.2024 ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 33(A) OF THE WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974, READ WITH RULES 34 FRAMED THEREUNDER ISSUED BY THE 2ND REPONDENT-BOARD, VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND B IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7464-DB WP No. 21999 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned advocate Mr. D. Nagaraj for the petitioner files a memo dated 19.02.2025 stating that the petition has become infructuous. 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the memo, the petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30