AFTAB H. SAIKIA, C. J.

( 1 ) HEARD Mrs. Laxmi Chakraborty, learned counsel representing the petitioner and Mr. Karma Thinlay, learned State Counsel representing the official respondents as well as Mr. Bhaskar Raj pradhan, learned counsel assisted by Miss yangchen D. Gyatso, learned counsel for Respondent No. 3.

( 2 ) THIS writ petition filed by the All India private Vehicle Owenrs Association, being the petitioner, has been accepted as a Public Interest Litigation (for short. 'pil' ). The basic and moot grievance of the petitioner herein is that the members of the petitioner, being private vehicle owners, have been burdened with a payment of huge and heavy amount to the tune of Rs. 1600/- per pair for High Security registration Plates (for short, 'hsrp'), the supply of which has been allotted to Respondent No. 3, i. e. M/s. Tonnjes Eastern Security technologies Private Limited, having its registered office at 21-B Vatsa House, Janma bhoomi Marg, Fort Mumbai, Maharashtra, whereas the private vehicle owners of the other States have only to pay for HSRP in between a range of Rs. 500/- to Rs. 900/- and hence it is an act of glaring discrimination and patent arbitrariness on the