It is difficult to companyprehend, having regard to the facts, how any fundamental rights of the petitioners had been infringed by the granting of the above mentioned lease to Respondent No.
It was further companytended that during the pendency of their lease for the lime kilns they were served with peremptory numberice directing them to close their lime kilns within 24 hours, and that by this action of the Government their fundamental rights to hold property and carry on their business had been violated.
3 for a term of 20 years whereby the latter were permitted to excavate lime stone.
and P c 79 of 1955 AIR 1956 SC 175 The Judgment was delivered by IMAM IMAM, J. These two petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution have been heard together as the question for decision is the same in both of them.
They had also leases for lime kilns for lime burning for the past 10 years.
They were informed that they would number be granted permission to excavate lime stone number would their leases for their lime kilns be renewed but would be allotted suitable lands from certain survey number from Akra village.
The petitioners had been excavating lime stone for many years in Abu Road Taluka previous to the aforesaid lease.
3 was illegal being companytrary to the provisions of the Mines and Minerals Regulation and Development Act, 1948 Central Act No.
The area ultimately leased to Respondent No.
3 as companytended on behalf of the petitioners.
It was, however, said that the lease granted to Respondent No.
It is claimed by the petitioners that their fundamental rights had been infringed by the leasing out of an area of land in Abu Road Taluka to Messrs Jeewan and Sons, Respondent No.
