Judgment

P. N. BHAGWATI, C.J.I. :- The dispute in these writ petitions relates to the validity of three Orders, one dt. 13th Oct. 1978 and the others dt. 21st Oct. 1978 by which the State of Jammu & Kashmir sanctioned supply of crude oleo resin at the rate of 9,000 tonnes per annum to respondent No. 4, 4,000 tonnes per annum to respondent No. 2 and 4,000 tonnes per annum to respondent No. 3. All the three impugned Orders provided for supply of oleo resin at the rate of Rs. 260/- per quintal exclusive of cost of tins, containers, sales tax etc. and under each of the three impugned orders, there was to be a moratorium on the rate for the first 5 years and thereafter the rate was liable to be increased or decreased according to the formula to be finalised between the Forest Department and respondent No. 2, 3 or 4 as the case may be. The validity of each of these three impugned Orders has been challenged in the present writ petitions. The grounds on which the challenge is based are, however, without substance and that is why we dismissed these writ petitions by an earlier Order made by us. The reasons for which we made the Order dismissing the writ petitions are identical with the reaso