A.B. Pal, J.

1. In this writ petition, the only question this Court is called upon to decide Is whether in the undisputed facts and circumstances of this case, a writ Court can direct the State Government to construct and establish a District hospital In a particular location by invoking the doctrine of Promissory Estoppel.

2. The factual position being almost undisputed, the controversy in the present proceeding lies in a narrow compass. Fifteen petitioners herein are either residents of Chandrapur village or have lands in that village and they like other people of the village are very much keen to have the District hospital of South Tripura district established in that village. They have filed the writ petition for lawful demand and legal interest of general public of their locality as claimed in para 2 of the said petition. It is their contention that in the year 1988, Sri Kashiram Reang, the then Minister of Health & Family Welfare had taken a decision to establish the South Tripura district hospital at Chandrapur and on the basis of that decision, the petitioners and other villagers donated by registered gift deed certain lands for that purpose. The total lands including th