-1- IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.6633 OF 2007 NO.6633 OF 2007 NO.6633 OF 2007 Mr Virendrasinha Balasaheb Patil ...Petitioner v/s The State of Maharashtra and ors. ...Respondents Mr Haresh Pandya i/b Mr N.S. Fadia for Petitioner. Mr A.H. Palekar, AGP for Respondents. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND V.M. KANADE JJ. DATE : 7TH JANUARY 2008. -2- P.C. :- 1. The petitioner has applied for grant of lease of land for extracting minor minerals. Perusal of the letter dated 26th April 2004 issued by the Government shows that the Government intends to notify that it intends to grant lease of land for extracting minor minerals and invite applications for grant of lease and therefore the Government has not considered the application submitted by the petitioner. We do not see any basic infirmity in the stand taken by the Government. Petition is rejected. . Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of the Court. . Certified copy expedited. ( D.K. DESHMUKH J.) ( V.M. KANADE J.)