2000 INSC 1332
                                        SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

                                                     M.C. Mehta

                                                           Vs.

                                                    Union of India

                            (B.N. Kirpal, Doraiswamy Raju and B.N. Kumar JJ.)

                                                      07.12.2000

                                                       ORDER

1. We have heard the counsel for the Chief Secretary, National Capital Territory of Delhi as well as
for the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Delhi to whom notices for contempt were issued.
We have also heard the Amicus Curiae, Mr. M.C. Mehta and all the counsel for the National Capital
Territory of Delhi and Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi Development Authority in LA.
No. 1206 and we reserve orders in both the matters.

2. The parties are given liberty to file further affidavits and/or written submissions, as desired by the
respective counsel for the parties, within two weeks. Responses thereto be filed, if so desired, within
a week thereafter.

3. Counsel for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi states that a list of industries functioning in the
non-conforming areas including the residential areas shall be furnished to the other counsel for the
parties as well as will be filed in Court within ten days. The list will also indicate the nature of the
activity, and if possible, whether it is a polluting industry or not.

4. In the meantime, under the supervision of the Nodal Agency, the Govt. of National Capital
Territory of Delhi, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi Development Authority will close all
the polluting units functioning in non-conforming/residential areas or zones. This should be done
within four weeks from today. The Chief Secretary, N.C.T. of Delhi; the Commissioner, M.C.D.;
Vice-Chairman, D.D.A. as well as the Commissioner of Police, Delhi shall render all assistance to
and comply with the directions issued by the Nodal Agency in compliance of the orders of this
Court regarding closure and/or re-location. The Nodal Agency will be at liberty to direct closure of
the polluting units under their supervision.

5. The compliance of this order must be reported to the Court by the Nodal Agency by way of filing
of an affidavit after five weeks. To come up for further directions on 24th January, 2001.

6. No orders of stay on injunction passed by any other Court shall prevent any action being taken by
any of the aforesaid authorities pursuant to the orders passed today and pursuant to the orders passed
by this Court earlier at any point of time in effecting closure or re-location.

7. It will be open to the authorities concerned to give the publicity of the orders passed.