Mr. Ashutosh Mohunta, J.: - By way of this judgment, we will dispose of 11 writ petitions i.e. CWP Nos.15377, 15428,15430, 15431, 15432, 18000, 18019, 24573, 24576, 24636 and 24637 of 2014, involving common question of law and facts.

2. In order to effectively address the issues involved in the said writ petitions, the facts relevant for adjudication of the present case are being culled out and taken from CWP No.15431 of 2014.

3. State of Haryana advertised auction of minor mineral units containing number of mining block and villages to the general public in the districts of Panchkula, Ambala and Kurukshetra vide auction notice dated 13.11.2013 (Annexure P-1). In the present writ petition under reference, 395.44 hectare of land under mines was lined up for auction in respect of “District Panchkula Unit-I”.

4. In pursuance to the said auction notice, the petitioner participated in the aforesaid auction and gave its bid of Rs.52 Crores per annum against the reserve price of Rs.16.50 Crores per annum in respect of Boulder Gravel and sand minor mineral mines/quarries of Panchkula Unit-I having total area of 395.44 hectares divided into 2 blocks having 15 number of mines. Block