JUDGMENT :

SHAJI P. CHALY, J.

1. The captioned appeals are filed against the common judgment dated 08.03.2019 rendered by the learned single Judge in W.P. (C) Nos. 26275, 26272 of 2015 and 25013 of 2014 respectively. Writ appeal No. 1215 of 2019 is fled by a partnership firm, which was the 7th respondent in W.P. (C) No. 25013 of 2014; whereas, the other two appeals are filed by the Managing Partner of the said partnership firm, who is the petitioner in the other two connected writ petitions.

2. By the impugned common judgment, the learned single Judge allowed W.P. (C) No. 25013 of 2014 filed by Sri. K.B. Suman and Sri. N.M. Hassan Mohammed, who are respondent Nos. 1 and 2 in W.A No. 1215 of 2015. The subject issue relates to an order of lease granted to the Managing Partner of M/s. Thomson Metals dated 04.05.2011 by the State Government, and Exhibit P2 quarrying lease registered consequent to Exhibit P1 order of grant. The said writ petitioners are the neighboring property owners of the properties against which the lease was granted. Evidently, as per Exhibit P1, lease was granted for quarrying Granite Building Stones over an area of 6.4561 Hectares of private land comprised in resurv