The Gauhati High Court has served notice on the State Government and Pollution Control Board, Assam to set up a Red Category Industry (Calcined Petroleum Cake) in Amingaon, Guwahati.
Red Category Industry
It is mentioned the division bench of Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Suman Shyam directed that the status quo in the affected industry be preserved.
An official order stated, ”The petitioner has alleged that after receiving consent for setting up the CPC industry in the year 2012, no further action was taken by respondent no. 4 in pursuance of this consent letter and, thus, according to the petitioner the validity of the consent letter expired after one year. Respondent no. 4 after that filed a new application, bearing no. 474359 dated 24.03.2021 for a grant of consent to establish a CPC unit at Amingaon, Guwahati. The said application has been treated by the Pollution Control Board, Assam, as a prayer for an extension of the consent given to respondent no. 4 in the year 2012 and, vide letter dated 31.12.2022 consent has been granted by the Pollution Control Board, Assam, to the respondent no. 4 set up a new CPC unit at Amingaon, Guwahati, which is under challenge in this PIL.”
”We are of the prima facie opinion that the matter requires further consideration, because the Pollution Control Board, once having taken a decision not to allow establishment of Red Category Industry in Assam from 17.02.2018, cannot be allowed to change its stance at this stage,” the order added.
