Aftab Alam, J.

1. All the eighteen writ petitions in this batch, some filed by a single petitioner and others filed by several petitioners (twenty five in all), are at the instance of coal based small scale industrial units in different districts of the State. For a regular and smooth supply of coal each of the petitioner unit enjoyed Linkage Facility on the basis of the orders issued by the Coal India Limited in their favour. But the supply of coal to the petitioner unit is stopped under the Linkage Scheme since all these units were included in the list of 981 industrial units that were found suspect as bona fide consumers of coal in the status report, dated 25-7-2002 by the Industries Department, Government of Bihar. In regard to six units, petitioners in C.W.J.C. Nos. 13369, 4863 and 5503 of 2002 there is also the inspection report of the Vigilance Department of the Coal company. The stoppage of supply of coal under the Linkage Scheme has brought the petitioner units to this Court seeking direction(s) to the respondent coal companies to restore their supplies under the Linkage System. The validity of the status report/inspection report is assailed and in some cases it is