KALUWA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY the Court.: - Heard Sri H.R. Misra, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri N.L. Srivastava for the petitioner and Sri Vishnu Pratap, learned Standing Counsel on behalf of State respondents.

(2.) BY this writ petition the petitioner has prayed for quashing the order dated 18.1.2007, passed by Divisional Forest Officer, by which order the Divisional Forest Officer has refused to issue no objection certificate for grant of mining lease witrr regard to plot No. 454 which was applied by the petitioner as well as the order dated 24.4.2007, passed by the State Government, by which order the State Government has held that plot No. 454 is in the nature of Forest (Van Swaroop).

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner challenging the orders impugned raised following submissions: