Plastic case mhc order S.VAIDYANATHAN, J and P.T.ASHA, J (The Order of the Court was made by P.T.Asha, J

by Sekar Reporter · July 26, 2022

Review Application No.89 of 2019 in W.P.No.34065 of 2018

W.P.No.34065 of 2018

Petitioner	Respondent
TAMILNADU PONDYPLASTIC ASSOC IATION, REP BY ITS PRESIDENT MR.G.SANARAN NEW NO 26 OLD NO 142 CHOOLAI HIGH ROAD CHOOLAI CHENNAI-112	THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST (EC-2) DEPARTMENT CHENNAI-9 THE UNION OF INDIA REP BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE PARYAVARAN BHAVAN LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI110003
Petitioner Counsel	Respondent Counsel
M/S.R.SARAVANAKUMAR E.VEDA BAGATHSINGH K.VIJAYARAGAVAN J.RAJA RAO	M/S.V.JAYAPRAKASH NARAYANAN FO
Prayer To call for the records relating to the proceedings of the ist respondent in G.O.NO 84 dated 25-6-2018 (einvironment and forests ec-2) department quash the same

Rev.A.89 of 2019

Petitioner	Respondent
TAMIL NADU PONDY PLASTIC ASSO REP BY ITS PRESIDENT MR.G.SANARAN NEW NO 26 OLD NO 142 CHOOLAI HIGH ROAD, CHOOLAI, CHENNAI-112	THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT ,ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST (EC-2) DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI-9 THE UNION OF INDIA REP BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE, PARYAVARAN BHAVAN, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI110003.
Petitioner Counsel	Respondent Counsel
E.VEDA BAGATH SINGH K.VIJAYARAGAVAN M/S.R.SARAVANAKUMAR J.RAJA RAO	SPL GP(FOREST) S.V.VIJAY PRASH
Prayer To Review Order dated 27.12.2018 made in WP No.34065 of 2018 by allowing this Review Application.

S.VAIDYANATHAN, J and

P.T.ASHA, J

(The Order of the Court was made by P.T.Asha, J)

Today, the first respondent has filed status report, dated 13.06.2022 setting out various measures that have been taken between the period January 2019 and May 2022 towards achieving the goal of plastic wastage. However, both the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the first respondent as well as the office of the Additional Solicitor General of India, for the second respondent, have not produced the waste management policy, which they were directed to produce before this Court. Both of them assured that, before the next hearing date, they would produce the same.

V.Chandrasekaran, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the

Union of India submitted a letter dated 25.05.2022 in

C.353/Cleanliness/2002/Law, from the Senior Law Officer of the Southern Railway, Chennai, addressed to him, showing the steps that the Southern Railway as a single largest communication line in India, has taken towards achieving the object of eradicating plastic. The steps taken by them are creditworthy.

The Bench had also made a last request to the learned Central Government Standing Counsel as to the steps that the Southern Railway would take to ensure that the pet-bottles disappear from the Railway Stations as well as in trains. The learned Central Government Standing Counsel stated that he would revert in this regard as well.
Being a communication line that runs Pan-India, the pro-active steps by the Railways would definitely be an example for the other Departments to follow.
List the Review Application on 28.07.2022.

(S.V.N.J) (P.T.A.J)

21.07.2022