JUDGMENT

 Leave granted.

2. This appeal filed by the State of Goa and others, is directed against the judgment and order of the Bombay High Court (Goa Bench.) The respondents made an application for a lease for mining mineral boxite (bauxite) in Mopa, Chandal, Warkhan, Kasarwarne villages of Pernem Taluk in Goa. As this application was not disposed of by the State Government within 12 months as stipulated in Rule 11 of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 the application was deemed to have been rejected. Against this order of deemed rejection the respondents filed a revision under S.30 of the Mines and Minerals Regulation and Development Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) to the Central Government in which a direction was issued to the State Government to dispose of the respondents application on merits. In pursuance of the direction issued by the Central Government the State Government decided the application of the respondent and rejected it on 18the August 1987. This order was set aside by the High Court and the State Government was directed to decide the application, afresh after hearing the respondents and deciding the applicability of the amendment to the Act which h