MANGOLPURI INDUSTRIAL AREA PHASE 1 AND 2 CETP SOCIETY vs DELHI POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE & ORS.

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$~18 & 19 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4302/2022 & CM APPL. 12830/2022 Date of Decision: 22.04.2026 IN THE MATTERS OF:- MANGOLPURI INDUSTRIAL AREA PHASE 1 AND 2 CETP SOCIETY .....Petitioner Through: Mr Deevanshu Sharma, Ms. Simran Chawla, Mr. Kartik Wadhwa, Mr. Deeshant Sharma & Ms. Dipakshi Aggarwal, Advocates. versus DELHI POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kush Sharma, Mr. Nishchaya Nigam, Advocates for DPCC. Mr. Balendu Shekhar, CGSC with Mr. Krishna Chaitanya and Mr. Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs. for CPCB. Ms. Zehra Khan, Advocate for R3. + W.P.(C) 6804/2022&CM APPL. 40382/2022 KESHAVPURAM INDUSTRIAL AREA (KESPIA) CETP SOCIETY .....Petitioner Through: Mr Deevanshu Sharma, Ms. Simran Chawla, Mr. Kartik Wadhwa, Mr. Deeshant Sharma & Ms. Dipakshi Aggarwal, Advocates. Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA Signed Signing Date:02.05.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 13:38:38 KUMAR KAURAV versus DELHI POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTIEE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kush Sharma and Mr. Nishchaya Nigam, Advs. for DPCC. Mr. Balendu Shekhar, CGSC with Mr. Krishna Chaitanya and Mr. Divyansh Singh Dev, Advocates for CPCB. Ms. Zehra Khan, Advocate for R3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners are challenging the orders, both of which are dated 07.07.2021, passed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (hereinafter, “DPCC”), whereby it has imposed environmental compensation upon the petitioners under Section 33A of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (hereinafter, “Water Act”). The primary grievance raised by the petitioners herein relates to the non-consideration of the reply filed by them in response to the Show Cau