Sharma, J.—This is a petition by Chowdhary B.S. Jokhar under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

2. According to the petition, the petitioner was permitted to quarry bajri in the area of three plots measuring 200x 200, 100x 50 and 100x 50 in village Pamari Pichupara, Tehsil Baswa in district Jaipur in accordance with the lease agreement under the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1955 (hereinafter to be referred to as the Rules). This permission was upto the 31st of March, 1958, and it was under rule 57(2) of the Rules under annual quarly leases In the next year, the petitioner applied for permit for 3 plots measuring an area of 400 x 400, but the same area was delineated into 12 plots of 200 x 200 each and the petitioner was again permitted to quarry in the area of these 12 plots in accordance with a lease agreement. The petitioner says that the permission is valid upto 31st of March, 1959 and the highest rent at the rate of Rs. 48 per plot has been charged from him which he has already paid in full. The petition proceeds that the petitioner was quarrying bajri from the area of the aforesaid 12 plots delineated on the spot, but, on the 4th of August, 1958. He received

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