- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7467-DB WP No. 21833 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. 21833 OF 2024 (GM-POL) BETWEEN: 1. MOHAMMED KHAJA SHAH S/O. MD LATEEF SHAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, M/S K.G.N INDUSTRIES, PLOT No.100 P1 (PART), KIADB INDUSTRIAL AREA HUMNABAD - 585 330 BIDAR DISTRICT (KARNATAKA) …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 BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PARISARA BHAVAN NO.49, CHURCH STREET BANGALORE - 560 001 Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7467-DB WP No. 21833 of 2024 REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY 3. CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, 4. MANAGING DIRECTOR, 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, AEE, (RESPONDENT NOS.3 TO 5 ARE DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 28.10.2024) 6. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BIDAR DISTRICT BIDAR - 585 350 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 AND R6; SMT. RASHI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI MAHESH CHOWDHARY, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND RESPONDENT NOS.3 TO 5 ARE DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED 28.10.2024) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INIDA 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 ORDER BEARING NO.KSPCB/600/WMC-2/2014- 15/67 DATED 23.07.2024, ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 AND ORDER BEARING NO.KSPCB/600/WMC-2/2014-15/66 DATED 23/07/2024 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974, VIDE ANNEXURES-A AND B RESPECTIVELY AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7467-DB WP No. 21833 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.: 29