Arkhangai Province
In one example of an action involving judicial review of administrative action in 2005, an application for a mining license by a mining company was discussed at a local "hural" (legislature) of a "soum" (district) and most of those present were opposed to the application. However, the Praesidium (executive head of the "soum") approved of the application and the mining company then obtained a license from the central government. Despite protests from leaders of the "hural", the Praesidium issued a decision that the company had the right to proceed under its license. The leaders of the "hural" subsequently appealed to the Arkhangai Province Administrative Court. The court held that: