S. V. Gangapurwala, J.

All these matters are based on similar set of facts and assail the same clauses of Government Resolution dated 04. 05. 2017. To avoid rigmarole, all these matters are decided by common judgment.

2. The petitioners in Writ Petition No. 10311 of 2017 and Writ Petition No. 11435 of 2017 claim to be in the business of excavating mines and minerals, such as sand from the river beds and dams. The petitioners in P. I. L. No. 78 of 2017 claim to be engaged in social work and agriculture and according to them, they raise issues of public interest.

3. The petitioners in Writ Petition No. 10311 of 2017 assail clause No. 6 of the Government Resolution dated 04. 05. 2017 and the petitioners in P. I. L. No. 78 of 2017 assail clause Nos. 3 and 6 of the Government Resolution dated 04. 05. 2017 issued by the Government of Maharashtra Water Resource Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai.

4. Under the Government Resolution dated 04th May, 2017, the Government has framed policy for desilting the sand and the mud from the major dams in the State of Maharashtra. The policy envisaged in the said Government resolution deals with the manner in which the desiltation process should be u