P.K. Jaiswal, J.

1. The writ Petitioner who is a journalist by profession has filed this public interest litigation against the illegal activities being carried out by the Mining Department of the State and praying for cancellation of trade quarry and quarry lease granted to the Respondent No. 10 and 11, on the plea that the trade quarry and quarry lease was granted for extraction of minor minerals whereas the mineral extracted from the said quarries is dolomite which is a major mineral and they are instead of minor mineral extracting major mineral and supplying the said material to the Railway Department. The State Government is losing revenue by way of royalty and to prevent the said loss of royalty to the State exchequer, the quarry lease of Respondents No. 10 and 11 be cancelled and appropriate action be taken for realizing the difference of royalty in accordance with law and the action be taken against the erring authorities who have granted trade quarry and quarry lease to them.

2. The facts briefly stated are that the Respondent No. 6, Collector Katni in auction granted trade quarry to Respondent No. 10 over an area of 2.00 hectares of survey No. 758 (part of village Sall