Environmental approval

Appellant was running a poultry farm and was aggrieved of Environmental Protection Order directing him to stop all operational activities

Validity

Environmental Protection Order was to be passed by Director-General but it was signed by Director on behalf of Director-General which was not permissible in law

When an act was required to be done in a particular manner it must be done in that way alone or not at all

No forum for granting Environmental Approval existed so direction contained in order in question to stop operational activities unless approval was obtained could not be given

No other specific and practicable direction was given to appellant before stopping operational activities of unit

Environmental Protection agency had no jurisdiction to close, stop or seal any unit

Environmental Tribunal set aside order passed by Agency and remanded the matter for decision afresh

Appeal was allowed in circumstances.