board of directors which took this decision and that is what is being justified before us. True it is that there is a board contemplated and it may be meeting regularly. However, what one finds in this case is that the respondent No.5 has made an application straightway to the Minister of Industries and what is further clear is that there is a circular dated 10th December, 2009. That states that all such applications, as are received individually for allotment of MIDC plots, should be made on line. What this circular, issued by the Corporation itself and copy of which is to be found at page 304 of the paper book, states is that all Regional offices should receive such applications on line. It should maintain a list of such applications and assigne them serial numbers. The applications shall be taken serial numberwise or senioritywise, meaning thereby the oldest pending application will be taken up first and thereafter the fresh applications. It is this circular which refers to the powers and authority of the land committee and states in clearest terms that wherever in any industrial areas plots are to be allotted on individual application basis, then, the same should be considered in the above manner viz. senioritywise and allotment should be made after approval of the land committee. Similarly, there is a procedure laid down for making allotment by public auction. Therefore, it is futile to urge that the Corporation is not bound by the mandate to
