JUDGMENT

Dr. Arijit Pasayat, J. —

1. Challenge in this appeal is to the order of a Division Bench of the Guwahati High Court dismissing the writ appeal filed by the appellant.

2. The factual position is very interesting and needs to be noted in some detail.

A Writ Petition was filed by the respondent claiming that the State Government had promised to purchase 500 sets of ‘North Eastern Region Local Acts and Rules’ from it. But contrary to its promise it had refused to place any order. The prayer in the writ petition was for a direction to the present appellant and its functionaries to maintain and keep the promise made by them to the respondent in respect of printing and supply of 500 sets as noted above. It was stated that the then Law Minister had assured the respondent through its proprietor to purchase the books and had given green signal for publishing and printing of the compilation of local laws at the relevant period and had promised that if they publish those the government of Arunachal Pradesh will purchase at least 500 sets of local Acts and Rules. It was submitted that in view of the direction given by this Court in All India Judges’ Association and Ors. v. Union of Ind