2005 INSC 0476
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Vineet Kumar Mathur
v.
Union of India & Others
(Y.K. Sabharwal and Tarun Chatterjee,JJ.,)
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 327 Of 1990 | 27-04-2005

1. Affidavits have been filed on behalf of the National River Conservation
Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Forests, and the State of U.P. Copy of
the affidavit filed on behalf of the State of U.P. was handed over to Mr. P.H.
Parekh, learned amicus curiae only today. We direct that henceforth copies of
all documents and affidavits, intended to be filed, shall be supplied by the
parties in advance to the learned amicus curiae before filing the same. Learned
amicus curiae prays for an adjournment to look into these affidavits and give
suggestions in order to check the pollution in river Gomti.

2. In the affidavit filed by the National River Conservation Directorate, it has
been, inter alia, stated that works amounting to Rs. 310.67 crore have already
been sanctioned under the National River Conservation Plan for pollution
abatement of river Gomti from Lucknow, the major polluting town along the
river but the progress of work in Lucknow is slow and needs to be expedited by
U.P. Jal Nigam in order to arrest the pollution to river Gomti from the town.
The Government of U.P. is directed to respond to the affidavit filed on behalf of
the Ministry of Environment and Forests and shall also place on record the
status report as to the works done after the allocation of the amounts, along with
an affidavit, by 15th July, 2005.

3. The personal appearance of the technical officer is dispensed with till further
orders.

4. The matter is adjourned.

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