1. By this writ petition tiled under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India. petitioner prays for quashing of the order dated 24.12.1997 (Annexure P-15) whereby the State Government in exercise of its appellate power under Rule 32-A of the M.P. Minor Mineral Rules, 1961 has set aside the order of the Commissioner dt.01.10.1994 granting quarry lease to the petitioner for removal of sand.

2. Shorn of unnecessary details, facts giving rise to the present writ petition are that the petitioner applied for grant of quarry lease for removal of sand from Khasra No. 126 of Village Raipur in the District of Hoshangabad, having an area of 12 hectares. In the application, petitioner claimed herself to he an educated unemployed. Application of the petitioner for grant or quarry lease was processed by the Collector and by communication dated 27.07.1994 (Annexure P-2). it recommended for grant of quarry lease to the petitioner; stating therein that the same shall be in public interest. He further pointed out that prior approval of the State Government or Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the 'Corporation') shall not he necessary as the area applied