Hon’ble Amitava Lala, J.—Petitioners made this writ petition in the form of a Public Interest Litigation (sometimes called as PIL) praying inter alia as follows :

“I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus/prohibition thereby prohibiting the construction of the proposed ‘Haj House’ over the land of Khasra 1399 (area 4.535 acre) at village Arthala, situated at the bank (‘doob kshetra’) of river Hindon, near the National Highway No. 58-E in pargana Loni, tehsil and district Ghaziabad.

II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to immediately stop , the construction of the proposed ‘Haj House’ over the land of Khasra 1399 (area 4.535 acre) at village Arthala, situated at the bank (‘doob kshetra’) of river Hindon, near the National Highway No. 58-E in pargana Loni, tehsil and district Ghaziabad.

III. Issue any other writ, order or direction, which this Court may deem fit and proper.

IV. Award the cost of the petition to the petitioner.”

2. Mr. V.K.S. Chaudhary, learned Senior Counsel appearing in support of the petitioners, contended that the State of Uttar Pradesh has leased out a land to the Haj Samiti, Uttar Prade