Judgment

MATHEW, J. :- These are petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitutions praying for issue of appropriate direction or order for the enforcement of the fundamental right of the petitioners under Article 31(1) of the Constitution.

2. The question raised in the two petitions is the same we propose to deal with Writ Petition No. 39 of 1969 and our decision there will govern and dispose of Writ Petition. 92 of 1969.

3. The petitioner is a company incorporated under the Indian Companies act, 1913. It has its registered office in Calcutta and a branch office at Binani House, Khundi Katra, Mirzapur, U.P. The petitioner is an importer and a dealer in non-ferrous metals like zinc, lead, copper tin, etc. and is on the approved list of registered suppliers to the Directorate General of Suppliers and Disposals, hereinafter referred to as DGS & D. It is also a registered dealer in the State of West Bengal under the Bengal Finance Act, 1941 and the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. The petitioner used to procure non-ferrous metals from various countries and also from within the country for fulfilling its contracts with the Government of India through the DGS & D. The import of non-ferrous