ORDER

Date : 23/06/2022 Heard Mr. D. Sahu, learned counsel for the writ petitioners in WP(C) 5497/2020, WP(C)

2115/2020, WP(C) 3055/2020, WP(C) 4069/2020, WP(C) 4168/2020, WP(C) 5115/2020, WP(C) 5533/2020 and WP(C) 5595/2020. Also heard Mrs. N. Saikia, learned counsel for the writ petitioners in WP(C) 3989/2018, WP(C) 3990/2018, WP(C) 1711/2019, WP(C)

3764/2019, WP(C) 4044/2019 and WP(C) 4080/2019. Mr. Anjan Kalita, learned Standing Counsel, Industries and Commerce Department, State of Assam has appeared on behalf of the Industries Department in all the cases. Mr. A.K. Dutta, Mr. K. Gogoi and Ms. A. Gayan, learned CGCs are present on behalf of the Union of India. Mr. G. Das, learned Standing Counsel, NEDFI has appeared on behalf of the respondent (NEDFI) in WP(C) 3989/2018, WP(C) 3990/2018, WP(C) 1711/2019, WP(C) 3764/2019, WP(C) 4044/2019 and WP(C)

4080/2019.

The issue involved in all these writ petitions are common, viz. rejection of the petitioners’ prayer for grant of Central Capital Investment Subsidy under the North East Industrial Promotion Policy-2007 (NEIPP-2007) floated by the Central Government. The application for grant of such subsidy made by all the writ petitioners were e