HARIHAR SAMAL S/O MATHURI SAMAL AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS vs 1.STATE OF ODISHA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

1 Item No.06 Court No.1 BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL EASTERN ZONE BENCH, KOLKATA (THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING WITH HYBRID MODE) Original Application No.55/2023/EZ (I.A.

No.51/2023/EZ) Harihar Samal Applicant(s) Versus State of Odisha & Ors.

Respondent(s) Date of hearing: 03.10.2023 CORAM: HON’BLE MR.

JUSTICE B.

AMIT STHALEKAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR.

ARUN KUMAR VERMA, EXPERT MEMBER For Applicant(s) : Mr.

Sankar Prasad Pani, Advocate (in Virtual Mode) For Respondent(s) : Mr.

Sailza Nandan Das, ASC for R-1,3&4 (in Virtual Mode), Mr.

Apurba Ghosh, Advocate for R-2, Ms.

Papiya Banerjee Bihani, Advocate for R-5(in Virtual Mode), Mr.

Dibyendra Narayan Ray, Advocate for R-6, Mr.

Rakesh Kumar Sarangi, Advocate for R-7 (in Virtual Mode) ORDER I.A.

No.51/2023/EZ: - 1.

This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the Applicant seeking to implead M/s Pankajini International Pvt.

Ltd. on the ground that he is the highest bidder.

2.

The learned Counsel for the Respondents has no objection.

3.

We accordingly allow the I.A.

No.51/2023/EZ and direct that M/s Pankajini International Pvt.

Ltd. be impleaded in the array of Respondents as Respondent No.8.

4.

Let notices be issued to the Respondent No.8, returnable within four weeks.

5.

The Respondent No.2, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Odisha, has not filed its counter-affidavit.

6.

Mr.

Apurba Ghosh, learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent No.2, prays for further four weeks time for filing counter-affidavit.

2 7.

The newly added Respondent may file his counter-affidavit within four weeks.

8.

List on 09.11.2023. .....................................

B.

Amit Sthalekar, JM …......................

Dr.

Arun Kumar Verma, EM October 03, 2023, Original Application No.55/2023/EZ (I.A.

No.51/2023/EZ) MN