1. The Letters Patent Appeal in hand is directed against the judgment dated 20th May, 2011 in OWP No. 485/2007 titled "JAKFED and others v. Union of India and others", whereby, the appellants' writ petition has been dismissed. First, an overview of background facts:

2. The appellant No.1 is a society duly registered under Jammu and Kashmir Societies Registration Act, 1998 (1941 A. D.) The appellant society sometime back became share holder of Krishak Bharti Co - operative Ltd. (KRIBHCO for short) and took upon itself the responsibility to supply fertilizers and other products, marketed by KRIBHCO - respondent No. 2 herein, to the member societies of appellant No. 1 in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The appellant No.1 as per the arrangement arrived at, would pick up the supplied fertilizers from Railway Station, Jammu and transport and deliver it to its member societies at block level, where from it would go to the farmers. The appellant No. 1, in the process, incurred huge expenditure on account of transportation of the supplied fertilizers from Railway Station, Jammu to its member societies. The matter was taken up with the Government of India for reimbursement of the extra cost i