Satish Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20773 of 2018 ====================================================== Satish Singh S/o Arjun Singh, R/o-Durlavganj, P.S.-Garbeta, DistrictMedinipur West Bangal, Presently Resident of Village-Jiwanchak, P.O.-Tope, P.S.-Shahjahanpur, District-Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

The Secretary, Environment and Forest, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

3.

Bihar State Pollution Control Board, Beltron Bhawan, Shastrinagar, Patna through its Member Secretary 4.

The Chairman, Bihar State Pollution Control Board, Beltron Bhawan, Shastrinagar, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kumar Binode Bariar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Lalit Kishore- AG ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-01-2020 The petition filed on 25.10.2018 is listed for hearing for the first time today before the Court.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

Petitioner has prayed for the following relief/s: "i. For a direction to the respondent authorities to

Patna High Court CWJC No.20773 of 2018(2) dt.06-01-2020 2/3 ensure ban of use of thermocol/Styrofoam/ polystyrene in the State of Bihar.

ii. For a direction to the respondent authorities to ensure ban of production of thermocol/ Styrofoam/polystyrene in the State of Bihar.

iii. Any other appropriate writ or direction be issued which may be applicable in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of environment and mankind."

After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner shall be content if a direction is issued to the concerned respondents to consider and decide the representation, which the petitioner shall be making afresh within a period of four weeks from today. Learned counsel for the State states that upon receipt of such request, if any, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law, expeditiously and positively within a period of three months from the date of receipt thereof. Equally, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to such alternative remedies as are otherwise available in accordance with law.

We are hopeful that as and when petitioner takes recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in

Patna High Court CWJC No.20773 of 2018(2) dt.06-01-2020 3/3 accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) K.C.Jha/- U