UJJAL BHUYAN, J.

1. Heard Mr. Ajay Gaggar, learned counsel for the petitioners; Mr. S.C. Keyal, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India for respondent Nos.1 and 3; and Ms. M. Hazarika, learned Senior counsel assisted by Ms. S. Khound, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

2. By filing this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioners seek quashing of Annexure-G letter dated 09.06.2017 in respect of petitioner No.1 at Serial No.2.

3. Petitioner No.1 is Assam Company Ltd represented by its Managing Director Shri Aditya Kumar Jajodia, petitioner No.2.

4. Petitioner No.1 is a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office at Greenwood Tea Estate, Dibrugarh.

4.1. Petitioner No.1 is involved in the business of cultivation and manufacture of tea having several tea estates in the State of Assam. As per Annexure-B statement annexed to the writ petition, petitioner No.1 has 14 tea estates in the State of Assam producing approximately 11 million kgs of tea per year which are sold either through auction or through private sale. Petitioners have also annexed balance-sheet of petitioner No.1 for the last five yea