HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 7251 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE PRASHANT KUMAR, J. 1. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner is aggrieved by an order dated April 2, 2025 passed by the respondent No.2 being the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA). 2. The impugned order was passed pursuant to the cancellation of the mining lease deed of the petitioner. However, the counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has indicated the order dated October 24, 2024 passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Jhansi, wherein the order of cancellation of the lease dated August 12, 2024 passed by the District Magistrate against the petitioner, has been set aside. It is to be noted that this order has not been noted in the impugned order. 3. The counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has served a copy of the writ petition upon the respondent No.2 by way of dasti and an affidavit of service has been filed in that regard. However, none has appeared on behalf of the respondent No. 2. 4. In our view, this matter may be disposed of, keeping in mind the above observations made, by quashing and setting aside the impugned order and directing the authority concerned to grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and thereafter, pass a reasoned order in accordance with law. The entire procedure of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rahul Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Saurabh Misra Chandra Pal Singh .....Petitioner(s) U.O.I. Thru. Secy.Ministry Of Environment And Climate Change New Delhi And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) passing the reasoned order should be completed within a period of eight weeks from date. 5. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. October 7, 2025 cks/- WRIC No. 7251 of 2025 2 (Prashant Kumar,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA KANT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench