JUDGMENT

1. Leave granted.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

3. This appeal arises out of the judgment and order passed by the Patna High Court in CWJC No. 1325 of 1995. The appellant had filed the writ petition in the Patna High Court because it was refused the work of printing textbooks in view of Bihar Purchase Preference Rules, 1975 and the decision of the Industrial Development Commissioner-cum-Chairman of the Bihar State Appellate Committee.

4. The contention raised by the learned counsel is that the said Rules can have no application to the facts of this case and, therefore, the decision of Respondent 1-Corporation not to give printing orders to the printing presses situated outside the State of Bihar is erroneous and arbitrary. Though the said decision of the Corporation has been challenged on various other grounds, we need not refer to them as we are inclined to accept the contention regarding applicability of those rules.

5. The State Government by a resolution dated 22-10-1975, framed rules known as Bihar Purchase Preference Rules, 1975. By the said Rules, the Government provided for giving certain concessions on the purchases made by the departments/corporations