1. - The petitioner has prayed for relief in the writ application that respondents-Railway may kindly be restrained from converting the existing Meter Gauge into Broad Gauge Line and suitable direction may be issued to take Broad Gauge line from outside the city. Reliance has been placed on a joint survey report. In the reply filed by the respondent, the facts have been disputed. It is contended that Railway Board communicated sanction of Ministry of Railways for the Gauge conversion of Ratangarh-Sardarshahar section of 45.7 kms as a material modification to already sanctioned ongoing Bikaner-Ratangarh-Sadulpur and Ratangarh-Degana Gauge Conversion Project vide letter dated 30.05.2011. Tender for earthwork and supply of stone have already been awarded and the Contractual Agencies have mobilised their resources on the site. Tenders for building works and track works have been invited and were scheduled for opening on 22.02.2012. Tender for over bridge is also in process. At present, the work of gauge conversion from Sardarshahar end has been taken out. As regard the claim of relief for diversion of the Broad Gauge conversion from outside the city, the respondents have carri