JUDGMENT

C. NAGAPPAN, C.J. : Petitioners, claiming to be the inhabitants of village Khamara Nuagaon have filed this writ petition by way of Public Interest Litigation seeking to quash the order of the Collector-opp. Party No.3 dated 15.03.2011 under Annexure-5 de-reserving the lands measuring Ac.53.90 dec. under Khata No.231 corresponding to plot No.64 (party) in Mouza Khamara Nuagaon and subsequent order of sanction dated 18.3.2011 under Annexure-6 in favour of O.P. No.6-IDCO for industrial purpose; and further sought for declaration that the allotment of the said land by the O.P. No.6 in favour of O.P. No.7-Company vide letter dated 08.08.2011 under Annexure-8 is illegal.

2.Briefly, the case of the petitioners is that the O.P. No.7-Ultra Tech Cement Ltd. signed an MOU with the State Government, namely, opposite party No.1 on 10.11.2006 for establishment of 1.5 MTPA Split Cement Grinding Unit at Khamara Nuagaon and Kolathapangi under Athagarh Tahasil in the district of Cuttack with project cost of Rs.300 Crores. The Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Orissa Ltd. (IPICOL) vide letter dated 09.06.2010 recommended IDCO-O.P. No.6 that Ac.90.00 of land at the said village