( 1 ) ). By way of Public Interest Litigation, in these two petitions, the petitioners have challenged the action of the State Government in reducing the limit of Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary in view of the Resolution dated 24th July, 1995 delimiting the area of "narayan Sarovar Chinkara Sanctuary" on the ground that the said action is unfair, bad in law, illegal and suffering from non-application of mind and would amount to by-passing the judgment and order rendered by this Court in special Civil Application Nos. 13139 of 1993, 6061 of 1994 and Letters Patent appeal No. 197 of 1994. The State Government altered the boundary of the sanctuary in accordance with the Resolution dated 24th July, 1995 passed by the legislative Assembly under Sec. 26-A (3) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. The facts giving rise to the present proceedings are briefly narrated hereinbelow :-

( 2 ) ). In exercise of powers conferred by Sec. 18 (1) of the Wild Life (Protection) act, 1972, the State Government vide its Resolution dated 14th April, 1981, declared and defined limits of forest area in Lakhpat Taluka falling in the Kachchh District, as specified in the Schedule annexed thereto,