( 1 ) RULE. With the consent of the parties writ petition is taken up for disposal.

( 2 ) THE petitioner by this writ petition seeks a writ of mandamus directing respondent No. 2 to accept supply 50,000 litres of milk per day from the petitioner according to the dividing schedule of 12 months. Petitioner also seeks a direction for respondent to enter into a permanent agreement with regard to supply of milk. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has submitted before me that the petitioner is not challenging the policy of the respondents to give preference to procurement of milk from the State Dairy Federations for the Delhi Milk Scheme. He submits that the petitioner s objection emanates out of the unfair rejection or non-placement of orders on the petitioner for the supply of milk.

( 3 ) RESPONDENTS in the counter affidavit have refuted the said allegation and explained that it was pending finalisation of the National Milk Procurement Policy that ad hoc arrangements were made for me supply of milk including that from the petitioner. It is stated that pursuant to the finalisation of the National Milk Procurement Policy, in June, 1999, it has been decided that the maximum