JYOTI SARAN, J.:–Heard Mr. Y.V.Giri, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner alongwith Mr. Shivendra Kishore, learned Senior Counsel and the Advocate on record Mr. Bimlendu Shekhar Thakur. The State is represented by Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned Advocate General assisted by Mr. Naresh Dixit, learned counsel for the Mining Department.

2. The petitioner is the settlee of sand ghats in the district of Patna, Saran and Bhojpur. Although the writ petition was filed praying for issuance of a number of directions to the respondents to allow the petitioner to operate the sand ghats settled with him without causing hindrance and also to provide administrative support for smooth operation thereof but before the matter could be taken for final consideration that cancellation orders have been passed by the licensing authority in respect of the sand ghat(s) at Patna and Saran. The petitioner has filed interlocutory application(s) to question the cancellation orders so passed by the District Magistrate, Patna and Saran. In so far as the district of Bhojpur is concerned, it is stated at the Bar that the cancellation order has also been passed in respect of the said district by the Distr

Click Here to Read the rest of this document