( 1 ) THE writ petition is filed praying this court to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the action of Respondent Nos. l to 4 in not allocating additional quantity of gas of 0. 30 mcmd (Million Standard Cubic Meters Per day) on firm basis to the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and unreasonable being violative of Articles 14 and 19 (l) (g) of the constitution of India, and also to set aside the decision of first respondent dated 21. 11. 2002 insofar as the same denies petitioner allotment of 0. 15 MCMD on firm basis and further direct respondents to allot 0. 15 MCMD of natural gas on the basis of "first come first served principle". To appreciate the controversy, it is necessary to briefly indicate the procedure adopted by government of India (GOI) in Ministry of petroleum and Natural Gas (MPNG) for allotting natural gas produced by Oil and natural Gas Commission (ONGC) and distributed by Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL ). It is also necessary to notice the facts leading to filing of the case by petitioner which are not much in dispute. Petitioner s case

( 2 ) THE petitioner is a company, (hereinafter called, GVK) incorporated in 1991 under the Companies Act, 1956