1. The Petitioner company -M/s ECI Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. dealing in manufacturing of metallurgical coke, Hyderabad filed this writ petition for a declaration that the letter No.151/D1/RO/VSP/76 dated 31.3.2003 issued by the 4th respondent Zonal Manager, Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., Visakhapatnam intimating the petitioner cancelling the allotment of Ac.9.97of land made in it's favour in Aganampudi Industrial area of Visakhapatnam and forfeiting the sale consideration paid for purchase of the land as arbitrary and illegal and for a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the company in respect of the said land.

2. On the application of the petitioner-company for extension of it's business land to an extent of Ac.9.97 was allotted at the aforementioned industrial area by proceedings dated 5.12.1994 at a total cost of Rs.15,95,200/-by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., Visakhapatnam (for short 'APIIC') and an agreement for sale was entered into by the parties and possession of the land was handed over to the petitioner on 9.11.1998. As per Clause 9(c) of the agreement, though the