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Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Shri Divakara Bhat S\/O … vs Union Of India on 22 February, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: K.Sreedhar Rao Gowda<\/div>\n
 \n\n$BETVVEEN:m \n\n3 go\n\nIN THE HIGI-ii COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANgALO-z%L'r: '\u00bb V.\n\nDATED THIS THE 22% DAY 01? FEBRUARY, zoid  --  H\n\nPRESEN\"1\" \"\n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUsT1C::\u00b0'x\u00a21\u00a3e;R \n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE--A;,'N1..V'ENUGO'PALA\u00bbCOWDA\n\nw.A. N0. 4S3\u00a7_4,5's_, {1;A--.REs)\n\nSHR? DWAKARA. BEAT,'   \nS[Q. M.UKJE{\u00a7{APRAl\\I_A Ac..1\u00a21ARr%-(A,\nAGED --A}3oU*\u00a7f 63 YE\u00a7AIRS,_ \n\nr:;\/ 0,, -L%PP;A,RJ_GE\u00bb MAQNE.'\nK'QLAC1-1L1_R;\u00ab.\u00a7:1,LURU_QRAMA.\nNANI)IK.UR\"--P(3ST,  '\n\n_UDUP:.. I)'1sf\u00a3'Is:1C'~r_ 4 * 574 I38.\n\n' ' smzl ..%1RANACA:\\zA.THA SETTY,\n\nS\"\/'O. _1v1\u00ab1;_I)DU SETITY.\n\n  _A' \"ABOUT 45 YEARS.\n\n\u00ab 1%-,\/0, MOGDUMANE,\n\n.  KOL'ACI+Ii'UR, ELLURU GRAMA,\n N.AND:~KUR POST.\n\nU:>.._UP1 DISTRICT M 574 138.\n\nI  ' ~.  SPIKE JAGANNATI-i MULYA.\n S\/O. YELLU MULYA,\n\nAGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,\n\nR\/ O I--IOSAI\\\/EANIEC.\nKOLACHUR, ELLURU GRAMA.\nNANDIKUR POST,\n\nUDUPI DIS' RICT - 574 138.\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\nSHRI RAG}--IURAM' SETTY,\nS\/O. LATE RAGA SETIY,\nAGED ABOUT 52 YELARS,\nR\/O KONKONOTTU,\nNANDIKUR POST, I\nUDUPI DISTRICTM 574 138. \n\n[BY SR1 G.V. SI*IAI\\ITI~IARAJU,' SaIa:N1O\"\u00a3>,_COUNS'I%;::',  ;\nAPPI13ARINGI+'OR   A <   \nSm SM. ARUN, ADVOCATE)  '\n\nANDH\n1.\n\nId\n\nUNION OF INDIA, " 'I 7\n\nBYITS SECRETARY?" _ I  \nMI1\\IISTRY_ OE ENfvIRONM.I':N.T_AN-D,I\u00ab"ORES'r.\nPARYAVAIQAIJ' BHAWAN,  _'  = \nCGO_.C'O'MPI.aEX{'LOD'inII ROAD, .\nNEw3DIa.I,I'I_.IwI-\u00abI0't::{I3.*-._.-- " \n\nSfI'Af_I'I:. OF.ELARNAT_A}IS'RIP;IRA;sI--~SRP;:I'TY'ea; HEGDE ASSTS.. FOR C \/Rs?)\n(BY SRI.GO.I;TI\u00abIAMI:<; CRAJPSIIWAR, ADVS.. FOR C\/R~6}\n\n{BY SR1 T..P. SRINIv"AS...AGA FOR R2. R3 es; R4)\n\n_;'TI:\u00abII5s\u00a3 wR_IT" APPEALS ARE FILED 1.1\/8 4 OF THE\nKARRA.TARA H1GH-----------COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE\n\n '\u00a3'.P_i?E_+2 ORD_ER__ PASSED IN THE WRIT PETITION" 2195*\n 21:99\/2.QIIQ""QATED Io\/2\/20:10.\n\n  Sqbpeals <:OIIa:'.ng on for preiiminary hearing this\nday.  RAG, J ., d61iVt".}'\u20acd the foilcawingt\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
 The Deputy Commissioner, Udupi. issued preliminary<\/p>\n
 ” ~–‘IIOtifi(rat\u00a7On dI,.7.2.2009 14\/5 46} Of the Land Acquisition Act<\/p>\n
for aCqu1’SitioI1 of about 38.0825 acres Of land S:’.tuaIe in<\/p>\n
YI-31lL1;.”._ Nandikoor and P\u20ac:’L1.i1}12:3.I’ vi11\u00a31geS Of Udupi Taiuk. The<\/p>\n
acquisition is for the purpose of lying; railway <\/p>\n
Koncon railway line to iihe power piant fol’ _i.ra_risportai.ioiib of__ <\/p>\n
coal. The final noti\ufb01cation dt. i4.81;:20Q’Siiu\u00abi_! <\/p>\n
Acquisition act is also isst1ed,:\u00a7_”’11e award. is yfqti\ufb01o be “passed. <\/p>\n
In the total extent sougyIA1_t1_i:t,V:cp5~.i}g_eacquiredytiiepvvvappellants
\nOwn 2 acres of la n d_   challenging
\nthe aequisitioncnu the:.grouridV   raiiway line for
\ntransporta1:.io\u00a7ny      stipulation imposed
\nby the  ‘I’:i:f%,eVV’i’esponcierit;s at the time
\nof enxriro1irn’e.:\/it\u00e9lil’~ ci’e.a”ra_nce.’ had submitted that the
\ntransporiation   by “closed conveyor system”.<\/p>\n
Th\u00a7f’t:’ansportatio’n by raii would amounts to violation of<\/p>\n
‘A \u00abstipulation;therefore, the purpose of acquisition shown is<\/p>\n
A  ‘Viii’egai;T’fT[fhe::ap:pe}1ants’ inter~a1ia filed an application for stay<\/p>\n
oi’-\u00ab.aeqVu’isition proceedings.\n<\/p>\n
The kearned Singie Judge has found that in respect. the<\/p>\n
H\u00e9power plant. in question, pubiic litigation is pending in<\/p>\n
W.P.No.2180\/2007, wherein the question of environrneni<\/p>\n
and_eco1og;ica1 issues are involved for adjudication. In the<\/p>\n
\u00a3\/<\/p>\n
said writ petition the imerirn prayer  g’Q”p_<\/p>\n
commissioning the power piant is rejected and_”e.oni7ilfi114ed in  ‘<\/p>\n
I3<\/p>\n
the writ appeal. The learned Single  <\/p>\n
the question in the present petiti(mand..in i,lief’.preseni.’;easeF.<\/p>\n
is identical. it is frrrther  speC:iai”‘Ar.a_.il\\t%ay “project<\/p>\n
involves public ir1te1fest.., rne’i~\u00e9i”oi.~’j\u00a2. V”i’ejeet.edlV”‘th”e interim<\/p>\n
prayer. Hence this Writ applealif  <\/p>\n
Sri. G.\\{..Shai1thaA_R;3jl1j;.;i Vselriior counsel for the<\/p>\n
appellant i’st1’i\u00a7i’nittelti_  points to assail the<\/p>\n
impugh\u00e9\u00e9’ orfi\u00e9r: it :5′ ‘”\n<\/p>\n
 i<\/p>\n
 islno ~I:l’_?\u20acI1i.lO1} about the iying of railway<\/p>\n
,_ in rhe\u00ab.”r1otii”i;fg1–i.1<\u00a7;:1 issued u\/s 4(1) of the L.A. Act.<\/p>\n
line K.oric.'on raiiways. The same is meiitiorreci<\/p>\n
 only i\ufb01iiie final notification issued 11\/ s 6(1). of
\n  therefore, the Correct nature of public
\nlu"v\u00bb.__ptiri)ose is not stated in the notification issued<\/p>\n
* _v.:~'ti\/S\u20ac(',. 4(i) o1'.'i,he Act, therefore, the acquisition<\/p>\n
proceedings are vitiated.\n<\/p>\n
it is rnanclatoriiy stipulated in the clearance
\ngranted by the Ministry of Environment. that
\ntransportat.ior1 of coal shall be by a “elosecl
\nconveyor system”. The eoriternplated method of<\/p>\n
transportation of Coal by rail is not in conforrnity<\/p>\n
_k <\/p>\n
(9<\/p>\n
with the stipulation. Hence, ac.:quis1ition’Vi’o1Wfih’e_<\/p>\n
stated purpose is bad in law.\n<\/p>\n
Sri. Udaya Holla. learnedj senior.. ‘oo:;msel’–_i’or”‘the\u00ab<\/p>\n
respondent, referred to the Cl(?t;?1i’E1i}(“:\u00e9,’–giiQ–‘\u20acil”1 by btiiel’ iiarnz-31talga’~.V<\/p>\n
State Pollution Control Bola’i:el”‘i.{l’or short ail’<\/p>\n
Annexure–‘K’ in para\u00abIli\u00a5A[iii) itlils”si\u00a7ip1i’i:3i.ed thtis: <\/p>\n
‘ the coal transpoi*.tation:’ :iro_m”‘-l\\lvei\u00a7i1=__lV\u00a3angalore Port
\nshall be by railxand du-;=in_g\u00bbtl1–e vtransportation er1–route to
\npower plant _siiea_t*l’1er\u20ac[ shai_i.:riot”*b_e._any:\u00abi’ngitive emissions.
\nProper devices snails be ‘iprovideci to prevent the same. During<\/p>\n
ti’ansporta\u00a7tion _~thei’e’__shaii., __r1’ot be “s_pili:iges of dust.”<\/p>\n
 gilsovreferred ‘ioathe Environment clearance given by
\nthe KSPC.l’:3l dt.2’4i..1P2009’*–.p’ert.aini.h.g to CO1’1Sl;1’LiCTlOi1 of Jetty.
\nln el.’Noi…8 it is’\u00bbstipt1lated thus:\n<\/p>\n
“trarispolrtation of the coal shall be through<\/p>\n
. V .railWay_ix~ia_goAris_oniy from NMPT to the project area at Udupi
\n pF’i’1_gitivef-dost’-emission during coal transportation shall be
\nL:.ontrolled–by?’watei’ sprinkling methods. The existing facility<\/p>\n
 .s.liall be erihancecl an\u00e9 through Koncon Railway
\niine theieoal shall be transported.\n<\/p>\n
 AA  Counsel also referred to the Ruling of the Supreme<\/p>\n
l\ufb02otiri, in Ramntklal  Bhuuia & another Vs. State of<\/p>\n
lHMaharasi’ra and others, { 1997} I SOC 184. to bring home the<\/p>\n
point. that the balance should be struck between economic<\/p>\n
development. and Enviroiiinentai needs. It is he_ld~.<\/p>\n
thus:\n<\/p>\n
” The time has come where the (‘.()t.’il’tS s”ho~:,il’d  rhe.,p_iaifg_er
\npublic interest in mind while e:’=rereisi*i1g izheirj power “oi”<\/p>\n
5I”c1I1ti.'{}5 sta \/irrunction.  ower under Ali*i,iele 2’26′<is'=.
\ndiscretionary. It will be exer_ei's.ed only in ivur'i;he:ra.n–Ce olv.<\/p>\n
interest of justice and not nieisiy on [iii-E2'iVTi1'3,1i:{iI'i'g out of a
\nlegaipoini."    9<\/p>\n
The crux of the  i:r}rthe,'ba;3pella11t appears
\nto be that the'transp_ortgation"\u00ab.oi;'.::oa.l__:shaii be only by a
\n"closed  rail transport. On the
\nperusal the KSPCB we do find
\nthat  is permitted. however. a<\/p>\n
conditiondis "in1pr_)se~\u00bb:i thlat, fugitive emissions should be<\/p>\n
   …..\n<\/p>\n
  duestioii that arises would be whether<\/p>\n
“iiransp<)rtat_ioi1 by' rail in a closed wagon is permitted and<\/p>\n
servesllthe purpose of preventing damage to environment. and<\/p>\n
eoology. in this regard. there is no technical niateriai<\/p>\n
"iavailable. besides a. question would arise whether the<\/p>\n
H petitioners while ehailenging ihe acquisition of their land can<\/p>\n
urge issues pertaining to eiivironment and ectoiogy which is<\/p>\n
S<\/p>\n
essentially to be question by way of public interest <\/p>\n
lelowever all these qL1esi.i0ns have to be (to11sid_–ei*ed_ii1~\ufb01e1:\u00a7i;b. *<\/p>\n
in the writ petition. The comp1eti<\/p>\n
for final disposal. In that vievifof: the n1\u00e9iti.ef_; lithe} appeal is<\/p>\n
dismissed.   7′ u
\n   M01959<\/p>\n
sa
\n\u00a7\u20ac\u00a3\u00a7\u00a7?\u00e9<\/p>\n
Gps*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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