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Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (XXXIV of 1997)-------Ss.16(1) 17 & 22---Appeal---Environmental hazards---Environmental Protection Agency gave three months time to appellant for taking appropriate measures to treat waste water of its unit keeping it within National Environmental Quality Standards---Failing to comply with directions given by the Agency, appellant was proceeded against under S.17 of Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997, and Environmental Protection Order was passed against appellant---Plea raised by appellant was that proceedings by Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency were not within its knowledge---Validity---Right from year, 1999, appellant's unit was time and again directed by Environmental Protection Agency to control its pollution---Throughout the entire proceedings, appellant fully participated and remained associated with entire process of personal hearing as well as taking of samples etc., therefore, it was incorrect to allege that findings of Environmental Protection Agency were not notified or within the knowledge of appellant---Appellant had not come forward with the contention that its effluents were free from any pollution---Despite lapse of about 9 years, appellant's unit failed to control its effluents as mentioned in Environmental Protection Order---No ground was available to appellant to question validity of Environmental Protection Order---Appeal was dismissed in circumstances. JUDGMENT MUSSARAT BAIG (MEMBER TECHNICAL).---This appeal has arisen against the Environmental Protection Order (EPO) dated 24-1-2007 issued by the respondent No.2 on behalf of Director-General, Environmental Protection Agency, Lahore/ respondent No.1 on the allegation that appellant unit's waste water is causing environmental pollution and the value of the parameters i.e. COD, BOD, TDS, SS, SD4 and sulphide exceeds the NEQS limits. The appellant's unit was given three months time to take appropriate measures to treat the waste water of the unit and keeping it within the NEQS limits. Failing to comply with the directions, the appellant unit was to be proceeded under section 17 of PEPA, 1997. 2. However, feeling aggrieved by the EPO…

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