^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT B1LA8PUR m s^ PETITIONER RE.SPONDENTS WRIT PETITION (C) No. 91 of2007 Balaji Mimng, Through - its Proprietor Shri Dlimw Agrawal R//o, Baradwar, District Jaiijgir- Champa(C.G.) \7ERSU§ : 1, State of Chhattisgarh, 1'hi'ougli - Secretary, Departmeiit of Mitieral Resources D.K.S. Bhawaii, Mantralaya, Raipur (C.G.) 2. The Collector, District Jaiijgir-Champa (C.G.) 3, Ar^ind Soni, R/o. Village Portha District Jaiijgir-Chaiiipa (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: tion'ble Shri Sattsh K. Asmliotri. J. Present: Shri P.S.Koshv. Advocate for the petitloner. Shri Sumesli Bajaj, Govenjnient Advocate for the State/respondeHt 1 and 2. Shri Sanjay K. Agrawal, Advocate fbrthe respondent No. 3. ORDER (Passed on 11th day of October, 2007) 1. Leamed counsel appearmg for the petitioner does not want to press this petition as the petitioner wasrts to take recourse to altemative statutory remedy that may be available to him under the provisions of Section 30 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 to approach fhe Central Govemment. 2. Leamed counsel further submits that the petitioner be protected by an interim ordertill 25 ofOctober, in the interest ofjustiee, sincethe interim reliefwas granted by this Court vide order dated 28.02.2007. 3. The petition is accordingly dismissed as not pressed with the above stated libertv. However. the interim order dated 28.02.2007 shall continue till 25.10.2007. ttkthe petitioner makes an application within a period of one week. the period from 08.01.2007 to 18.10.2007 shall be comidered as explained in delay. The said period, when the matter was pending consideration in this Court, shall not be treated as delay. Amit Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge