ORDER

Anil Kshetarpal, J. - This order shall dispose of Civil Writ Petition No.9258 and 9267 of 2021. Learned counsel appearing for the parties are ad-idem that both these writ petitions involve identical questions of fact and law and therefore, can be disposed by a common order.1. At the outset, it may be noted that the learned counsels for the respondents have entered appearance pursuant to service of advance notice of the writ petitions and have come forward to address arguments. For convenience, the facts are being noticed from Civil Writ Petition No.9258 of 2021.

2. Through this petition, the petitioners pray for the following substantive reliefs:-

(I) Issue a writ especially in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned Letter No.QC.19.R&D/Fortification of Rice/2019/PT dated 16.02.2021 (Annexure P-3) issued by the Respondent No.2, communicating therein to the General Manager(s), Food Corporation of India for procurement of fortified rice stocks by 28.02.2021 and in event of non-supply of the same, suspending the delivery of custom milled rice of Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21;

(ii) Further issue a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the letter dated 24.02.2021 (Annexur