Hon’ble H.L. Gokhale, C.J.—The petitioner is a resident of NOIDA. He has filed this petition in public interest, containing various prayers, which are principally to challenge the legality and validity of the Taj Expressway Project. It is a project whereunder six lane motorable corridor is to be constructed between GREATER NOIDA and AGRA.

2. We have heard the petitioner, Sri Ashutosh Srivastava in person and Sri Jyotindra Misra, Advocate General with Sri D.K. Arora Additional Advocate General on behalf of Respondent No. 1-State of U.P.; Sri Harish Salve, Senior Advocate, Sri S.P. Gupta, Senior Advocate along with Sri Yashwant Varma, Advocate for Respondent No. 2-J.P.Group of Industries; and Sri Navin Sinha, Senior Advocate along with Sri Ajay Bhanot, Advocate for Respondent No. 3-Taj Expressway Authority. We have also perused the record. Pleadings between the parties have been exchanged and with consent of the petitioner and learned Counsel for the respondents, this petition is taken on board for hearing and final disposal.

3. The petition raises various issues but principally the challenge is to the report of the Commission of Enquiry which was appointed to look into the g