ORDER

Arup Kumar Goswami, J.

1. Heard Mr. Devadatta Kamat, learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. Challa Gunaranjan, learned Counsel for the petitioner and also heard Mr. N. Harinath, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India for respondent No.1; Mr. Suresh Kumar Routhu, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Mr. M.V.J.K. Kumar, learned standing counsel for respondent No.3 in both the writ petitions.

2. Two cases viz., W.P.No.979 of 2020 and W.P.No.1043 of 2020 are listed together. Mr. Devadatta Kamat, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, has submitted that the point involved in both the writ petitions is identical and for the purpose of adjudication, W.P.No.979 of 2020 may be considered.

3. Prayers made in W.P.No.979 of 2020 read as follows:

“(A) Issue any Writ, order or orders or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring that there is no prohibition on import of raw material i.e., Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) and Raw Petroleum Coke (RPC) into a Special Economic Zone, solely for the purposes of the manufacture, blending and re-export without the said goods being cleared for domestic usage in India under the Special Economic Zones Act 2005