C.W.P. No. 928 of 1990 [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 928 of 1990 Date of Decision: Dec.1,2010 Haryana Minerals Ltd. ........................................................... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others .......................................... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Goripuria, DAG, Haryana, for respondent No.1. Dr. Urmil Gupta, Central Government Standing Counsel for respondent No.2. ... Ritu Bahri, J. The petitioner has filed this writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India challenging the impugned orders dated 3.11.1989 (Annexure P-8) and 5.12.1989 (Annexure P-9). Vide order dated 3.11.1989 the Central Government allowed two revision applications filed by M/s Goodwill Minerals Corporation against the notification dated 13.11.1987 published in the Haryana Gazettee on 26.11.1987. The petitioners were aggrieved against the impugned notification dated 13.11.1987 by which the State of Haryana had reserved C.W.P. No. 928 of 1990 [ 2 ] the entire area for grant of mining lease for Silica Sand to M/s Haryana Minerals Ltd., a State Government Undertaking. The Central Government exercising their revisionary powers under Section 30 of the Mines & Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 has set aside this notification dated 13.11.1987. A direction has been given to the State Government to grant the mining lease in respect of minerals silica sand, quariz, felspar, china clay over an area of 50.50 hectares in village Pali, Distt. Faridabad to the petitioner i.e. M/s Goodwill Mineral Corporation. This direction was to be complied within a period of three months subject to completion of other formalities. In compliance of this order dated 3.11.1989 the Haryana Government vide notification dated 5.12.1989 (Annexure P-9) has withdrawn the earlier notification dated 13.11.1987. The petitioners have challenged the impugned orders by way of filing this writ petition. In the written statement filed by the respondents it has been mentioned that the State Government in compliance of the order dated 3.11.1989 has granted mining lease in favour of respondent No.3 i.e. M/s Goodwill Mineral Corporation. This lease was for a period of three years as is evident from Annexure P-3. A period of three years has elapsed during the pendency of this writ petition. The writ petition has become infructuous and is disposed of as such. 1.12.2010 ( RITU BAHRI ) Rupi JUDGE