JUDGMENT

Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J.

A batch of writ petitions raises the issue of Private Tour Operators (for short 'PTOs') who are, inter alia conducting the travel business for Hajj and Umrah being disqualified for grant of registration for the year 2016 for the Hajj pilgrimage. The prayer is for quashing the identical communications dated 27.7.2016 issued by the respondent rejecting the application of the petitioners for registration and allocation of quota for the Hajj 2016 on the ground that they have not complied with certain clauses of the policy for the PTOs as laid down by this Court.

2. The issue relating to the Hajj policy and the registration of these PTOs has resulted in two judicial pronouncements by this Court in Union of India v. Rafique Shaikh Bhikan, (2013) 4 SCC 699 and Al Ismail Haj Tour v. Union of India, (2016) 15 SCC 246. The policy presented on behalf of the Government was approved by this Court with slight modifications and was annexed as Appendix-I to the order in Union of India v. Rafique Shaikh Bhikan, (supra) case referred to aforesaid to be called as 'Pol