Beg Raj Singh vs State Of U.P. And Ors

The Supreme Court held that the State Government's decision to set aside the Collector's order granting a two-year extension of a sand mining lease was unjustified, as the Collector's decision was based on the original lease's erroneous one-year term. The Court emphasized that the appellant had a legitimate expectation of renewal based on the policy decision outlined in the G.O. dated 25.5.1995. The Court reversed the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's writ petition, asserting that the public interest in auctioning the lease did not outweigh the appellant's rights under the lease agreement.