Authority: Uttarakhand High Court (Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.; Hon'ble Siddhartha Sah, J.)
Order Date: 08 September 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Petitioner – M/s Shri Ram Stone Crusher; Respondents – State of Uttarakhand and others.
- Petition: The petitioner sought consent from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to operate and establish a stone‑crusher unit.
- Application Details: The application was submitted through the Single Window Clearance System on 18 June 2026; no decision had been taken by the SPCB at the time of filing.
- Counsel: petitioner – Mr. Rajeev Bhatt; State – Mr. B.P.S. Mer (Standing Counsel); Pollution Control Board – Mr. Aditya Pratap Singh; additional learned counsel for parties.
- Court Observation: The petitioner appeared to be in a great hurry and approached the Court without waiting a reasonable period for the SPCB’s decision.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed.
- The Court directs the competent authority of the State Pollution Control Board to consider the petitioner’s request in accordance with the Doon Valley Notification of 1989 and the relevant provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
- The Board must first obtain No‑Objection Certificates (NOCs) from the Agriculture and Horticulture Departments and from persons residing within a one‑kilometre radius of the proposed stone‑crusher site.
- The decision on the consent must be communicated within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.
Topics: Environmental Clearance, Pollution Control, Judicial Direction