The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply And Sewerage Board vs. B. Prathap Reddy

ITEM NO.4 COURT NO.12 SECTION XVII

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Civil Appeal No(s). 4115/2022

THE HYDERABAD METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD Appellant(s)

VERSUS

B. PRATHAP REDDY & ORS. Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.76496/2022-EX-PARTE STAY )

Date : 26-08-2022 This appeal was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE BELA M. TRIVEDI

For Appellant(s) Mr. Pinaki Misra, Sr. Adv. Mrs. D. Bharathi Reddy, AOR Mr. D. Tejaswi Reddy, Adv. Mr. Hrithik Manchanda, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

We have examined the averments made in the additional affidavit filed by the appellant.

Issue notice, returnable in the month of December, 2022.

Notice would also be issued to the committee members of the Joint Committee set up by the National Green Tribunal, Southern Zone, Chennai, who will hold the meeting and submit their response to the additional Digitally signed by SONIA BHASIN Date: 2022.08.29 16:11:22 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

affidavit filed by the appellant. The appellant would deposit Rs. 15 crores in two installments of Rs. 10 crores and 5 crores. Rs. 10 crores would be deposited on or before 31st December, 2022, and Rs. 5 crores would be deposited on or before 31st March, 2023. The deposits would be made with the State Pollution Control Board, and converted into short term interest bearing Fixed Deposit Receipts on auto renewal mode. The deposit would abide by further orders of this Court, and can be used for redevelopment/ construction of the alternate water body.

The direction no. 7 of the impugned judgment dated 13th August, 2021, will remain stayed till the next date of hearing.

(SONIA BHASIN) (DIPTI KHURANA)

COURT MASTER (SH) ASSISTANT REGISTRAR