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IN THE HIGH COURT OF AT

DATED THIS THE 12th DAY OF JUNE, 2013

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.N. NAGAMOHAN DAS

WP Nos. 35119-35147 OF 2009[LB-BMP]

BETWEEN

1.SRI B R GANESH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O LATE CHINNATHAMBI REDDY CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.20,NO.57/52, PLOT NO.001, GROUND FLOOR, COMFORT ENCLAVE APARTMENT 7TH MAIN ROAD BTM LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE

2.SRI S N BALASUBRAMANIYAM S/O LATE SAMANNA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.123, NO.1 AGA GARDEN FOOD GODOWN ROAD, AKKITHIMMANAHALLI EXTENSION, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE

3.SRI E R SANTHOSH S/O RAMACHANDRA REDDY AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.2, NO.4 FIRST A MAIN ROAD, 2

KASTURI NAGAR, , BANGALORE

4.SRI S RAJU S/O SRI SRINIVASALU NAIDU AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.4, NO.7 FIRST CROSS 24TH MAIN ROAD, , J P NAGAR VII PHASE, BANGALORE

5.SRI A RAMAKRISHNA REDDY S/O ANNAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.7, NO.198, NEW THIPPASANDRA HAL III STAGE BANGALORE

6.SMT. S GIRIJA W/O K N SAUNDARAJAN AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.11, NO.15/1, 1ST "A" CROSS, KALAPPA BLOCK, SRINIGARA BANGALORE

7.SRI C R VEERANARAYANACHARI S/O LATE K RAMACHARY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.13, NO.80/1, I ST CROSS, IST MAIN ROAD, JAIBEEMANAGAR OLD BANGALORE

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8.SRI R HARISH S/O LATE R RAMESH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS NO.54/5, 7TH CROSS, LAKSHMI ROAD, BANGIYAPPA GARDEN, SHANTHINAGAR BANGALORE

9.SRI C RAVINAIDU S/O C SRINIVASULU NAIDU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.17, NO. 1672, 5TH CROSS, II BLOCK, I STAGE, BANGALORE

10.SRI A L SATISH KUMAR S/O LATE MAHALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.19, LAKSHMI ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE

11.SRI P PURANDARA REDDY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O LATE CHINNATHAMBI REDDY CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.20,NO.57/52, PLOT NO.001, GROUND FLOOR, COMFORT ENCLAVE APARTMENT 7TH MAIN ROAD BTM LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE

12.SMT. P. KAVITHA W/O P GOPINATH REDDY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS CONTRACTOR PACKAGE NO.21, NO.6 4

BEHIND SANDYA THEATRE, OLD MADIWALA, BANGALORE

13.SRI P GOPINATH REDDY S/O LATE P CHINNATHAMBI REDDY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS CONTRACTOR PACKAGE NO 26, NO.6 BEHIND SANDYA THEATRE, OLD MADIWALA, BANGALORE

14.SRI BABU REDDY S/O DODDA MUNINAGA REDDY AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS CONTRACTOR PACKAGE NO 28, NO.27, KACHARAKANAHALLI, ST. THOMAS TOWN POST, BANGALORE

15.SRI R DAMODAR S/O LATE RAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS CONTRACTOR PACKAGE NO 29, NO.12/1, NEW BINNAMANGALA OLD MADRAS ROAD, , BANGALORE

16.SRI M VENKATESH S/O M MUNISWAMY REDDY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS CONTRACTOR PACKAGE NO.30, NO.1809, 21ST MAIN ROAD, 13TH CROSS, HSR LAYOUT SECTOR-2, BANGALORE

17.SRI C V BANUMURTHY REDDY S/O C VENUGOPALA REDDY 5

AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.15 & 18, NO.8, 14TH CROSS, VENKATESHWARA LAYOUT, MADIWALA, BANGALORE

18.SRI E RAMANA REDDY S/O E VENUGOPALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, CONTRACTOR, PACKAGE NO.5 & 6 NO.10, 1ST "B" CROSS, V P MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE

19.SRI P ANAND VARDHAN REDDY S/O P JANARDHAN REDDY AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PACKAGE NO.01 NO.10, 14TH MAIN VENKATESHWARA LAYOUT, BANGALORE

20.SRI P VIDYA NATHREDDY S/O P CHENGA REDDY AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PACKAGE NO.03, NO.1951, JAYANAGAR 9TH BLOCK, BANGALORE

21.SRI P VITATAL NATH REDDY S/O P. CHENGA REDDY AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PACKAGE NO.08, NO.402/8, 15TH "A" MAIN, VENKATESHWARA LAYOUT, BANGALORE

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22.SRI P VISHNU VARDHAN REDDY AGED 36 YEARS S/O C VENKATAMUNI REDDY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PACKAGE NO.09 NO.29/10, 18TH MAIN, 7TH CROSS, BTM 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE

23.SRI P VIKRAMDEV REDDY S/O LATE DURAVASULU REDDY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PACKAGE NO.10, NO.8 BEHIND SANDHYA TENT, OLD MADIWALA BANGALORE

24.SRI K R SRINIVAS REDDY S/O K R RAJAKRISHNA REDDY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PACKAGE NO.16, LAVA KUSHA NAGAR, HOSUR MAIN ROAD, POST, BANGALORE

25.SRI R PANDURANGA S/O LATE M RAMAIAH SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PACKAGE NO.25, NO.4, 3RD CROSS, CUBBONPET, BANGALORE

26.SRI P VIJAY DEVA REDDY AGED 37 YEARS S/O C VENKATAMANI REDDY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PACKAGE NO.27, NO.9, 14TH MAIN, VENKATESHWARA LAYOUT, BANGALORE

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27.SRI R VENKATESH AGED 47 YEARS S/O RAMAIAH SERVICE PROVIDER FOR NIGHT PACKAGE NO.01 NO.768, 16TH "A" MAIN, 22ND CROSS, HSR LAYOUT SECTOR 3 BANGALORE

28.SRI RAMACHANDRA REDDY AGED 44 YEARS S/O LATE H A SHAMANNA REDDY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR NIGHT PACKAGE NO.03, HALA NAYAKANAHALLI CARMELARAM POST, BANGALORE

29.SRI C V RAJANIKANTH REDDY AGED 47 YEARS S/O VENUGOPAL REDDY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR MECHANICAL SWEEPING PACKAGE NO.01, NO.8, 14TH MAIN VENKATESHWARA LAYOUT, MADIWALA, BANGALORE ... PETITIONERS

(By Sri : V LAKSHMINARAYANA, ADV.)

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1.THE UNION OF REP BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, NEW DELHI

2.STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, 8

VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE

3.THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, , DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE

4.THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY THE PRINICPAL SECRETARY HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE

5.THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN, M G ROAD, BANGALORE

6.THE BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N R SQUARE, BANGALORE BY ITS COMMISSIONER

7.THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (HEALTH) THE BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N R SQUARE, BANGALORE

8.THE CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER THE BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N R SQUARE, BANGALORE. ... RESPONDENTS

(By Sri : KALYAN BASAVARAJ ASG FOR R1 Sri : N.B.VISHWANATH, AGA FOR R2-R4 Sri : D.NAGARAJ, ADV.,FOR R5 M/S ASHOK HARNAHALLI ASSOCIATES, ADVS., FOR R6 TO R8) 9

THESE WRIT PETITIONS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING) RULES, 2000 AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO TAKE STEPS TO DISPOSE OF BIOMEDICAL WASTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BIO-MEDICAL WASTES (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING) RULES, 1998 AND HAZARDOUS WASTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARDOUS WASTES & MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING) RULES, 1989 AND ETC.

These petitions coming on for preliminary hearing ‘B’ group this day, the court made the following:

ORDER

In these writ petitions the petitioners have prayed as under:

(i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to implement the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management And Handling) Rules, 2000 and direct the respondents to take steps to dispose of biomedical wastes in accordance with the Bio-Medical Wastes (Management And Handling) Rules, 1998 and hazardous wastes in accordance with the Hazardous Wastes & Management And Handling) Rules, 1989.

(ii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to take immediate steps to constitute various committees and the bodies in consultation with state pollution control board and direction may be issued to the Principal Secretary, Urban 10

Development Department, State Of Karnataka, Bangalore to comply the rules in-to-to without any further delay.

(iii) Grant such other order of direction as deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case.

2. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that certain private parties have filed public interest litigations in

W.P.No.24739/2012 and connected matters with identical prayer.

The Division Bench of this Court where the litigations are pending passed certain interim orders issuing certain directions to the respondents and also monitoring the implementation of the directions. Further learned counsel for the respondents submit that they will implement the rules referred to above in letter and spirit. Recording the submission of learned counsel for the respondents these writ petitions are hereby disposed of directing the respondents to implement the Rules expeditiously without further delay.

Sd/- JUDGE.

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