Ashok Bhushan, J.

1. The petitioner claims to be an environmental educator. The Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging an order of the State Government by which the State Government has granted permission for leasing out 2 acres of land to the Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as 'TRIDA') for construction of a bus-bay and shopping complex out of 5.5. acre land of the Government Central High School, Attakkulangara, Thiruvananthapuram. Brief facts of the case and pleadings are:

"A school named 'Native High School' was established in 1889 at East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram, which has been established in a compound of 5.5 acres of area in Manakkad Village. The school has been renamed as the Government Central High School, Attakulangara, Thiruvananthapuram. It is pleaded that in the school there are about 32 species of trees numbering about 100. There are herbal plants and rich bio-diversity. It is stated that the land in the heart of city is the green lung of the Thiruvananthapuram city. Photographs of the High School containing pictures of large number of trees in the compound have been produced along with the Writ Petition.