JUDGMENT

1. Issue raised in this application is permission of mining of different land revenue number in different years while the re-number took place for diverting the land of reserved forest converting the land for the purposes of mining stone/gitti without following the procedure laid down by the Forest (Conservation) Act and guidelines issued by the MoEF&CC. It is alleged that in village Singot district Khandwa (M.P.) there are diversion of mining lease area and the forest land, it is recorded in 1985-86 as forest area and was allotted for mining lease though it is recorded as Bade Chotte Jhad Ka Jangal (forest). The contention of the Learned Counsel for the applicant is violation of the Section 2 of the Forest Act,1980 or directions and guidelines issued by the Hon’ble