<p>The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday directed a testing laboratory to continue operations till August 2 to enable the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to conduct a joint inspection of the unit.<br /><br />Bureau Vertias Consumer Products Services India Pvt Ltd, a testing laboratory moved the court challenging the KSPCB order directing it to close down saying it was letting out untreated effluents into the drain. <br /><br />During the hearing, KSPCB counsel submitted to the court that a joint inspection to check the pollution levels could not be held as the unit was closed. The counsel said that the bench can permit the functioning of the unit on a trial basis so that the board can conduct a joint inspection to ascertain whether the norms are maintained or not.<br /><br />A division bench comprising Chief Justice S K Mukherjee and Justice P S Dinesh Kumar directed the testing laboratory to keep functioning till August 2 and adjourned the hearing.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday directed a testing laboratory to continue operations till August 2 to enable the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to conduct a joint inspection of the unit.<br /><br />Bureau Vertias Consumer Products Services India Pvt Ltd, a testing laboratory moved the court challenging the KSPCB order directing it to close down saying it was letting out untreated effluents into the drain. <br /><br />During the hearing, KSPCB counsel submitted to the court that a joint inspection to check the pollution levels could not be held as the unit was closed. The counsel said that the bench can permit the functioning of the unit on a trial basis so that the board can conduct a joint inspection to ascertain whether the norms are maintained or not.<br /><br />A division bench comprising Chief Justice S K Mukherjee and Justice P S Dinesh Kumar directed the testing laboratory to keep functioning till August 2 and adjourned the hearing.<br /><br /></p>
