located in the district of Saharanpur.
A writ petition was filed styled as PIL for direction to the authorities for investigating into the alleged irregularities.
In the writ petition the stand taken by the appellant was as follows Respondent No.4 had issued a Notification on 20.11.2002 in pursuance of Government Order dated 2.11.2002 under Rule 23 of the Uttar Pradesh Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 1963 in short the Rules for auction of mines of sand, boulders etc.
According to the appellant, she was permitted to take part in the auction on 23.12.2002 but subsequently she was number allowed to participate and with a view to favour respondent No.5, who was politically well companynected, in a mala fide manner the auction was held.
As per the Notification the auction was to be held on 23.12.2002, but the same was postponed to 30.12.2002.
ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court by which the Writ Petition styled as Public Interest Litigation in short PIL was held to be number maintainable and was dismissed.
