JUDGMENT

Vipin Sanghi, CJ. - The reliefs sought in this Public Interest Litigation are as follows:-

'(i) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the decision of the respondent no. 2 to 4 contained in the order No. 2097/XVII (4)/2013/129/2006 dated 02.09.2013 to provide dry raw ration to the different kind of beneficiaries of the ICDS scheme and to provide Micronutrient Fortified Energy Dense Food as desired to be provided under the 'Revised Nutritional and Feeding Norms for Supplementary Nutrition under ICDS' issued by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India on 24.02.2009 and duly adopted as such under the National Food Security Act, 2013 and the Rules 6 and 10 framed there under, instead.

(ii) To issue, a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to ensure that timely distribution of supplementary nutritional food and supplement to the needy persons, children and the lactating and nursing mothers covered under the scheme in the form of Micronutrient Fortified Energy Dense Food as contemplated under the guidelines issued by respondent No. 1 and the National Food Security Act, 2013, Rules