WP(C) NO. 5139 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:30142 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 5139 OF 2025 PETITIONER: VENKITACHALAM, AGED 59 YEARS S/O E.R JANAKI KRISHNAN, PATTAMALLMADOM, KUNNATH LANE, THIRUVAMBADY. P.O THRISSUR ISTRICT, PIN – 680 022 BY ADVS. PRAVEEN K. JOY T.A.JOY E.S.SANEEJ M.P.UNNIKRISHNAN N.ABHILASH ALBIN VARGHESE ABISHA.E.R FATHIMA SHALU S. MEGHA G. NINSIYA BASHEER LAKSHMI K.S. RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA , REPRESENTED BY THE HOME SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001 2 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR, FIRST FLOOR, CIVIL STATION, CIVIL LANES ROAD, KALYAN NAGAR, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN – 680 003 3 ADM THRISSUR DISTRICT, CIVIL STATION, THRISSUR, PIN – 680 003 WP(C) NO. 5139 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:30142 4 THE STATE POLICE CHIEF, STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, VAZHUTHAKKAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 010 5 DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, THRISSUR CITY, OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, THRISSUR CITY, SAKTHAN THAMPURAN NAGAR, VELIYANNUR, THRISSUR, PIN – 680 001 6 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, THRISSUR CITY, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, THRISSUR, ELIYANNUR, THRISSUR, PIN – 680 001 7 DEPUTY CHIEF CONTROLLER OF EXPLOSIVES PETROLEUM & EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ORGANIZATION (PESO) ERNAKULAM SUB CIRCLE OFFICE, C 2-IIIRD FLOOR, CGO COMPLEX, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, PIN – 682 030 8 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD DISTRICT OFFICE, OLLUKKARA P.O., THRISSUR, PIN – 680 655 *9 PARAMEKKAVU DEVASWOM HAVING ITS OFFICE AT GITANJALI BUILDINGS, ROUND EAST, CHEMBUKKAVU VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY IS IMPLEADED AS ADDL.R9 AS PER ORDER DTD.28.02.2025 IN IA 01/2025 IN THE WP(C) BY ADVS. SRI. T.NAVEEN SC, KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, SRI.SHIBU JOSEPH SRI.SARATH VISWANATHAN(K/002594/2023) SRI.SAYED MANSOOR BAFAKHY THANGAL(K/001322/2018) SRI.AMAN MANZOOR(K/004152/2023) SMT. DEVISHREE, GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 5139 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:30142 T.R.RAVI.J --------------------------------------- WP(C) No.5139 of 2025 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 07th day of April, 2025 JUDGMENT The petitioner is aggrieved by the noise pollution that may be caused by the bursting of fire crackers. A statement has been filed by the 6th respondent wherein it has been specifically stated that the 6th respondent as well as all the officers are legally bound to execute the legal mandates regarding the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000; the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act, 1986 and the directions issued by various courts in the matter to ensure the ambient air quality standards in respect of the same. Since there is no specific instance before this Court at this stage regarding a noise pollution which has been caused, this writ petition is closed recording the above submission and with liberty to the petitioner to move again as and when situation arises. Sd/- T.R.RAVI sn JUDGE WP(C) NO. 5139 OF 2025 4 2025:KER:30142 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 5139/2025 PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE NOISE POLLUTION (REGULATION AND CONTROL) RULES, 2000 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE S. R. O. 280/2002 BY NOTIFICATION G. O. (P) NO. 64/2002 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DATED 20.04.2002 Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE SKETCH OF FIREWORKS DISPLAY TAKEN FROM THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THRISSUR POORAM, 2023 Exhibit P4 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PETITION DATED 02.01.2025 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE LICENSE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 02/01/2025