JUDGMENT

P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN, J.

1. M/s Indian Charge Chrome Limited (hereinafter referred to as, "I.C.C.L.") has challenged the decision of the Orissa High Court in O.J.C. No. 1830 of 1999 in Civil Appeal Nos. 8501 and 8502 of 2002. In Transferred Case (C) No. 9 of 2002, which was withdrawn to this Court from the High Court of Delhi, the same Company had challenged by way of C.W.P. No. 4230 of 2001 the grant of approval for what it called an out of turn lease to M/s Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as, "Nava Bharat"), respondent No. 3 in the Civil Appeals. Whereas, the Writ Petitions in the Orissa High Court challenged the recommendation of the State Government, the Writ Petition in the Delhi High Court challenged the grant of approval by the Central Government to the lease in favour Nava Bharat.

2. M/s GMR Technologies & Industries Limited (hereinafter referred to as, "GMR") filed O.J.C. No. 2236 of 2002 in the High Court of Orissa challenging the decision of the State Government to grant a lease of the extent of 436.295 hectares to the Orissa Mining Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as, "OMC") against a recommendation to grant a lease to it of