1. The present Writ application has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to declare that the respondents (Union of India in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries and the Industrial Development Commissioner, Department of Industry, Govt, of Bihar) are not justified in denying the petitioner, the grant envisaged under the assistance to Food Processing Industries as declared by Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt, of India and for a direction to the respondents to disburse the grant to the petitioner as promised under the said policy.

2. The respondents in the Writ application are Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Joint Secretary of the said Ministry and the Sec-retary-cum-lndustrial Development Commissioner, Government of Bihar, Patna. Respondents have appeared and filed their counter affidavits and reply thereto has been filed by the petitioner.

3. With the consent of the parties the Writ application has been taken up for rearing and final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

4. The facts are not in controversy. The petitioner-company is a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 an