IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. L.NARAYANA SWAMY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.4991/2018 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
SRI YUSUF SHARIF AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O. LATE MEHBOOB SHARIF NO.423, 1ST FLOOR, 2ND MAIN 3RD BLOCK, HRBR LAYOUT KALYAN NAGAR BANGALORE- 560 043 ...PETITIONER (BY SRI B.S.PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FOREST ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY ROOM NO.708, GATE-2 MULTI STORIES BUILDING BANGALORE- 560 001 2. DISTRICT LEVEL EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE (DEAC) (CONSTITUTED BY THE MOEF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY KOLAR- 563 130 3. DISTRICT LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY (CONSTITUTED BY THE MOEF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) REP. BY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER & MEMBER SECRETARY KOLAR- 563 130 4. STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY M.S.BUILDING BENGALURU- 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V.G.BHANU PRAKASH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT NO.3 TO HOLD THE MEETING OF THE DISTRICT LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY WITHIN A TIME FRAME AND TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION DATED 02.01.2017 (ANNEXURE-F) OF THE DISTRICT LEVEL EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE (DEAC), KOLAR IN RESPECT OF THE STATUTORY APPLICATION IN FORM 1-M SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER LETTER DATED 28.03.2016 (ANNEXURE-C).
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Learned advocate for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate jointly submit that this writ petition may be disposed of in terms of the order dated 21.01.2019 passed in W.P.No.34703/2018.
2. Accepting the submissions made by the learned advocate for the petitioner and learned AGA, this writ petition is disposed of in similar terms as in WP No.34703/2018 with a direction to respondent No.4 to consider the application made by the petitioner for Environment Clearance and to pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks from today.
No costs.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE KSR