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The Allahabad High Court recently directed the State government to file its response in a petition bringing to attention the high degree of pollution in Uttar Pradesh and areas in the National Capital Region.

A bench of CJ Govind Mathur and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I directed the same in a plea in which the petitioner contends that NCR also comprises eight prominent districts of the State of Uttar Pradesh in addition to the districts of the State of Haryana and Rajasthan.

“According to the petitioner, the National Capital and the adjacent NCR is highly polluted part of the land and is suffered with enormous pollution mainly due to unbridled and unplanned settlement of population and establishment of pollution causing industries.”

The learned counsel for petitioner contended that,

“The Rajasthan Forest Produce (Establishment and Regulation of Saw Mills) Rules, 1983 (hereinafter referred to as “Rules, 1983”). Rule 7 of the Rules, 1983 prescribes that relocation of saw mills outside the district where it is already established is not permitted in any case.”

He further asserted that, “there is no such provision that governs such activities, and in the absence of any such provision or policy, pollution causing wood-based industries are concentrating the concerned areas of Uttar Pradesh and NCR.”

The bench taking into account all the facts and circumstances into consideration allowed the petition and observed that,

“The respondents are required to file the response on or before 23rd April, 2021 after supplying a copy of the same to the learned counsel for the petitioner.”

The matter is listed to be heard on 26^th April.

Case title - Uday Educare And Welfare Trust v. State of Uttar Pradesh,2021