MANORATH SINGH Vs. ZILADHIKARI BANDA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE short question for consideration in this writ petition is whether lease deed dated 8th March, 1994, (Annexure '8' to the writ petitioner for carrying on mining operation was legally executed upto 30th September, 1994.

(2.) THE facts as briefly stated, are that an advertisement dated 7-8- 1993. for holding auction notifying; 10-9-1993 as date of auction for leasing out several areas in district Banda for excavation of sand for the period, commencing from 1- 10-1993 to 30-9-1994, was made in Nav Karam Yug a daily Hindi newspaper.

(3.) ON these facts, the petitioner seeks quashing of impugned order dated 3-8-1994 (Annexure '10" Co the writ petition) pissed by the District Magistrate, Banda and of the condition made in the lease deed dated 8-3-94 (Annexure "8" to the writ petition) 5hat the lease would be operative only upto 30-9-1994. Also the petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus directing respondent no. 1 to compute one year period of lease from 18-2-1994 that is the date of acceptance and thereby modifying the lease deed that the same would be operative upto 17-2-1995 and directing respondent no. 1 further not to interfere with the mining operation by the petitioner upto 17-2-1995