Per Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

1. The writ petition is under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of following reliefs :-

“(i) For issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring that the Management Plan for Sustainable Mining in Saranda and Chaibasa of Singhbhum District, Jharkhand (Annexure-5), published by the Respondent no. 1 in the year 2018 does not have force of law and can otherwise not be made applicable to mining activities in non-forest areas;

(ii) Upon such declaration, for issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly a writ of or in the nature of certiorari, quashing ana setting aside the letter bearing no. 461 dated 24.03.2023 (Annexure-4), issued under the signature of respondent no.4 by which the application of petitioner for grant of Environment Clearance has been rejected;

(iii) For issuance of a further appropriate writ, order or direction particularly a writ of or in the nature of mandamus, commanding upon the respondent no.4 to forthwith grant Environment Clearance to the petitioner for operating his mines for which he has been granted a Letter of Intent dated 15.09.2022 upon submission of a fresh application; a