The Village Panchayat Of Sernabatim, Vanelim, Through Its Secretary Mr.Dinesh N. Gaonkar. v. The Goa State Pollution Control Board, Through Its Member Secretary.

-1IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 365 OF 2015 The Village Panchayat of Sernabatim Vanelim, Colva & Gandaulim, through its Secretary, Mr. Dinesh N. Gaonkar, having office at Colva, Salcete Goa.

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Petitioner V e r s u s The Goa State Pollution Control Board, Through its Member Secretary having office at 1st Floor, Dempo Towers, EDC Patto Plaza, Panaji, Goa.

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Respondent Mr. C. A. Ferreira, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. J. Godinho, Advocate for the Respondent. Coram :- F. M. REIS, K. L. WADANE, JJ.

Date :

th July, 2015 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per F. M. Reis, J.) Heard Shri C. A. Ferreira, learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner and Shri Godinho, learned Counsel appearing for the Respondents. 2.

Rule. Heard forthwith with the consent of the learned Counsel. Learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent, waives service. 3.

Upon hearing the learned Counsel appearing for the respective parties. One of the main grievance raised by the Petitioner is that the impugned WP-365-15

-2Order dated 20.04.2015 passed by the Respondent was without giving a personal hearing to the Petitioners.

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Shri Godinho, learned Counsel appearing for the Respondents, upon instructions, submits that the Respondents shall given a personal hearing to the Petitioners and pass a fresh Order on the show cause notice dated 06.11.2014 issued to the Petitioners.

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In view of the above, we pass the following :

O R D E R

(i) The impugned Order dated 20.04.2015 is quashed and set aside.

(ii) The Respondent is accordingly directed to give a personal hearing to the Petitioners and take a fresh decision on the said show cause notice dated 06.11.2014 in accordance with law.

(iii) All the contentions of both the parties are left open.

(iv) Rule is made absolute in the above terms. K. L. WADANE, J.

F. M. REIS, J.

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