IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14769 of 2009 MUKESH KUMAR SINGH, S/o Late K.D.P. Singh, resident of 250/191, Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar, Police Station Shastri Nagar, Town and District Patna (800023) ---------petitioner Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA through the Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India, New Delhi 2. The Ministry of Mines and Minerals, through the Secretary, Govt. of India, New Delhi 3. The Ministry of Steel & Mines, through the Secretary, Govt. of India, New Delhi -------------respondents ----------- 2 06-11-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. Petitioner claims to be a scholar who had the fortune of studying in J.N.U., Delhi and he has the credit of publishing a book also known as Jharkhand Development and Politics Avenues and Challenges. In public interest the petitioner has raised an issue that export of iron ore is not in the spirit of National Mineral Policy, 1993 formulated by the Ministry of Mines as well as latest policy which has been annexed as annexures-2 and 3. An attempt was made to show that inspite of having larger reserve of iron ore China has been importing iron ore from India and the concerned authorities in India are not paying due attention to the serious implications which may flow from the present day attitude and the policies are not fine tuned and curbs are not placed on export of iron ore from India. On a perusal of the Mineral Policy it does appear that there is a wish that simple iron ore should not be exported without 2 any regard to the total reserves available with the country. However, on a consideration of the entire matter, this court finds that the issue raised before this court in public interest is primarily an issue of policy and unless a policy, as advocated by the petitioner, is adopted by the highest authorities of the concerned department or the Central Government, it will not be possible for this court to issue any directions even in public interest. The matter needs to be debated at different other fora and this court is not the ideal forum for considering the issue of policy raised in this public interest litigation. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. This order does not mean that petitioner can not approach the Parliamentarians or other authorities in the government. If he does so, it is expected that they will consider the view point of the petitioner in proper perspective. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)