S.J. VAZIFDAR, J.

1. Respondent Nos.1 to 4 are the official respondents. Respondent No.2 is the Additional Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary to the Government of Haryana, Department of Mines & Geology; respondent No.3 is the Director General of Mines & Geology, Haryana and respondent No.4 is the Mining Officer, Haryana. Respondent Nos. 5 and 6 are the private respondents who though not participants in the auction held by the official respondents claim to be interested in participating in the auction proposed to be held by the official respondents.

2. The petitioners seek a writ of certiorari to quash a show cause notice dated 09.08.2016 and an order dated 29.09.2016 by which respondent No.3 withdrew the permission granted in favour of the petitioners by the official respondents to transfer the share of their joint venture partner M/s Karamjeet Singh & Company Ltd. to the petitioners and declared a lease-deed executed on 05.08.2015 in favour of the petitioners by the official respondents to be void. The petitioners have also sought a writ of mandamus directing respondent Nos.1 to 4 to allow them to perform their obligations in accordance with the mining lease dated 05.