JUDGMENT :

DEVASHIS BARUAH, J.

1. The three writ petitions are taken up for disposal by this common judgment and order taking into account that the challenge made in the three writ petitions pertains to the Railway Board’s Circular dated 16.09.2011 whereby a designated tare weight of wagons were fixed of permissible carrying capacity.

2. The petitioner in WP (C) No. 4866/2012 is an Association of persons which is registered under the provisions of Societies Registration Act, 1860. The members of the said Association carry on the business of sale and supply of coal from different loading stations situated within the jurisdiction of N.F. Railways, Maligaon to all over India.

3. The petitioners in WP (C) No. 208/2013 are individual proprietorship firms having their offices at Goalpara and engaged in the business of sale and supply of coal from different loading stations situated within the jurisdiction of N.F. Railways, Maligaon, Guwahati including Goalpara, Jogighopa, Bongaigaon etc. to all over India.

4. The petitioners in WP (C) No. 5028/2013 are a proprietorship firms who are engag