-1- 120-CWP-PIL-102-2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-PIL-102-2025 Date of decision: 09.07.2025 BALJINDER SINGH ALIAS KALA ….Petitioner. Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS ....Respondents. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV BERRY, JUDGE Present:- Ms. Dolli Sharma Advocate and Mr. Sahil Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Vipin Pal Yadav, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. ..… SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE (Oral) The present petition in the shape of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved essentially raising the alleged public cause that a particular poultry farm, having a bird strength of about 20,000, is situated within 20 meters from the residential area of Village Jagdev Kalan, District Amritsar, and therefore causes pollution. 2. In this regard, the petitioner has already made representations dated 17.04.2025 and 19.04.2025 (Annexures P-5 and P-7) to the respondent-Punjab Pollution Control Board which appears to have not yet been decided. 3. Mr. Amanpreet (AP) Singh, Panel counsel, for respondent No. 2, on advance notice, entered appearance on behalf of the respondent-Punjab Pollution Control Board, and submits that he has no PREETI 2025.07.11 09:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document -2- 120-CWP-PIL-102-2025 objection if this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Board to decide the aforesaid representations, Annexures P-5 and P-7 submitted by the petitioner. 4. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent-Board to look into the grievance(s) raised by the petitioner in his aforesaid representations dated 17.04.2025 and 19.04.2025 (Annexures P-5 and P-7) and decide the same by passing a speaking order and communicating the same to the petitioner within a period of sixty days from the date of production of copy of this order before the respondent-Board. (SHEEL NAGU) CHIEF JUSTICE (SANJIV BERRY) 09.07.2025 JUDGE preeti i) Whether speaking/reasoned? Yes/No ii) Whether reportable? Yes/No PREETI 2025.07.11 09:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document