- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38481-DB WP No. 11166 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 11166 OF 2025 (GM-POL) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI CHANNAMALLIKARJUN CEMENT PIPE PRODUCTS UNIT AT: SY NO. 442, ATHANI GOKAK ROAD HARUGERI CROSS RAIBAG TALUK, DISTRICT BELAGAVI - 591 317 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR RAVI CHANNAPPA BIRADAR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRASHANT F. GOUDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PARISARA BHAVAN, 1ST TO 5TH FLOOR NO. 49, CHURCH STREET BANGALORE - 560 001 REP. BY ITS CHARIMAN. Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38481-DB WP No. 11166 of 2025 2. KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD #1, MAIN ROAD, AUTO NAGAR KANBARGI INDUSTRIAL AREA BELAGAVI - 590 015 REP. BY ITS REGIONAL SENIOR ENVIRONMENT OFFICER. 3. KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PLOT NO. 3224/3, "HANUMAN NIWAS" 1ST FLOOR, B.K. COLLEGE ROAD CHIKKODI, BELAGAVI - 591 201 REP. BY ITS ENVIRONMENT OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI A. MAHESH CHOWDHARY, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING No.PCB/174/ENF-CMP/CLOSURE (WPC)/2024-25/379 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT No.1, DATED 01.03.2025 PRODUCED VIDE ANNEXURE-A & ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38481-DB WP No. 11166 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, impugning the closure order dated 01.03.2025 directing the petitioner's unit to be closed for violation of the provisions of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. 2. It is the petitioner's case, that the said impugned closure order was passed without hearing the petitioner. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, on representation made by the petitioner, the concerned authorities (Karnataka State Pollution Control Board) has now acceded to the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38481-DB WP No. 11166 of 2025 request of affording the petitioner an opportunity to be heard. Therefore, he submits that the present petition be disposed of. 4. In view of the same, the petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12