By the Court.—We have heard Shri S.M.A. Kazmi, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Tahira Kazmi; Shri Navin Sinha, Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Nisheeth Yadav and Shri D.K. Tiwari; Shri D.S. Pandey; Shri Shiv Prakash Misra and Shri Suneel Rai for the petitioners. Shri Jafar Naiyer, Additional Advocate General assisted by Shri M.C. Tripathi, Additional Chief Standing Counsel appears for the State respondents. Shri Prem Chand appears for Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad. Shri V.B. Misra appears for Ghaziabad Development Authority.

2.(A) In Writ Petition No. 254 of 2009, (M/s Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd. Kaushambi, Ghaziabad through its Authorized Signatory Shri Pankaj Tiwari v. State of U.P. and others), the petitioner has prayed for setting aside the order dated 12.12.2008 passed by the Special Secretary, Government of UP, communicating the decision of the State Government to the Vice-Chairman, Ghaziabad Development Authority, Ghaziabad in response to his letter dated 4.9.2008 to construct Solid Waste Management Plant (SWMP) on the 14 acre land in village Dundahera, Pargana Loni, District Ghaziabad; directing him to invite objections under sub-section (3) of Section 13 of U.P