Gupta, C.J. -- 1. The petitioner has filed an application for review of an order dated 31.7.2017 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 11468/2015 (PIL) (Surendra Pratap Singh and others v. State of M.P. and others) whereby the writ petition was dismissed for the reason that such writ petition is not maintainable in public interest as the aggrieved persons are the land owners and not the social workers. The Court has passed the following order :

“The challenge in the present petition is to the notification dated 4.6.1983 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and the proclamation issued by the Collector under section 21 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 on 4.6.1983 whereby, the village Gogital, Sezwahi, Kusmaha, Kothia, Keseru, Bamera, Badwahi and Bagaiha were declared to be ‘Panpatha sanctuary’.

The petitioners are not the land owners of the aforesaid villages, but, said to be social workers. The aggrieved persons are the land owners and not the social workers who can be permitted to espouse the cause vested with the land owners.

Consequently, the present writ petition is not maintainable at the instance of the social workers and is dismissed.”

2. The State has iss