BINAY KUMAR SINHA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) RESIDENTS of Sonathar village in the district of Jamtara had sent a petition addressed to the Chief Justice, Jharkhand High Court alleging and complaining that Sundera Mineral and Chemical Industry situated in Sonathar village, Jamtara District, was spreading pollution because of the operations of its Crushing Unit engaged in Silica Quarz Stones operations near the village. By order passed on 5.3.2002 in Chambers, the Chief Justice directed that this petition be treated as a Public Interest Matter and on being registered appropriately by the Registry of the High Court and on perusal of the report of the District Judge, a notice was directed to be issued to the following: - -

(2.) AN interim restraint order was also issued on that day with respect to the operations and activities of the Unit concerned.

(3.) ON 4th April. 2002, when the Chairman appeared before us and we started talking to him in order to elicite his views and opinion on the aforesaid questions, what we found has been aptly and clearly recorded in our order of that day. The extracts read thus: -