(1.) The second petitioner is the Secretary of the first petitioner, a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. It has been formed to represent the interest of several jute mills in the country.
(2.) In this writ petition, the petitioners seek the following relief:
(3.) Shorn of unnecessary details, the jute mills represented by the first petitioner are under an obligation to comply with orders passed by the Jute Commissioner called "Production Control Orders" (hereafter the PCOs) in exercise of power conferred by paragraph 4 of the Jute Textiles Control Order, 2000 (hereafter the Control Order). The procedure that is followed for production, requisition and supply of jute bags by a jute mill/manufacturer under the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packaging Commodities) Act, 1987 read with the Control Order is pleaded in paragraph 15 of the writ petition, which reads as under: