WPMS No. 1943 of 2011 Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Mr. D.C.S. Rawat, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Tarun Lakhera, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Dinesh Gahatori, Brief Holder for the State. The petitioner’s application for grant of mining lease under the Uttar Pradesh Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules, 1963 is pending consideration since 1st December, 2009. Without going into the veracity of the said application, this petition is disposed of directing the competent authority to decide the petitioner’s application for grant of mining lease by a reasoned and speaking order within four weeks from the date of the production of a certified copy of the order. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) Dated 19.09.2011 Shiv