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Learned counsel for the appellant-State submitted that the view expressed by the High Court is not legally tenable. The three statutes operate in different fields and even though there may be some amount of over-lapping, they can co-exist. A statutory provision cannot be held to have been repealed impliedly by the Court. Learned counsel for the respondents-units submitted that this Court had occasion to pass interim orders on 2.1.2001. Exception was taken to the manner of functioning of the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (in short the 'Board') and directions were given to take necessary action against the delinquent officials. Proceedings were initiated and on the basis of the reports filed by the functionaries of the reconstituted Board, functioning of the factories had been discontinued. The legality of the proceedings and the orders passed therein have been questioned and the Board has been moved for grant of necessary permission for making the factories functional. In this background it is submitted that the issues raised have really become academic. Though, learned counsel for the appellant-State and the Board accepted the position to be factually true, it is submitted that considering the impact of the decision which would have far reaching consequences, the legal issues may be decided and appropriate directions should be given so far as the functioning or closure of the factories aspect is concerned.