NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO

1. This writ petition has been instituted by a company, which was manufacturing explosives to be used essentially by the mining industry. The writ petitioner company was supplying explosives and accessories to Singareni Collieries Limited for over two decades. The respondent – Singareni Collieries floated a tender enquiry on 14.12.2006 for supply of SMS explosives and accessories to its MNC Open Cast – II project for a period of one year. The writ petitioner submitted its bid on 28.2.2007. The respondent – Singareni Collieries has called for negotiations on 26.3.2007 with the petitioner company with regard to procurement explosives and accessories against the tender enquiry dated 14.12.2006. The Minutes of the said meeting have been reduced to writing. The conditions, subject to which the explosive have to be supplied, have also been spelt out in detail therein. Thereafter, a Letter Of Intent was released in favour of the petitioner company on 9.4.2007 followed by a detailed purchase order on 20.4.2007. The petitioner company started making the supplies from 2.5.2007 pursuant to the Letter of Intent and the purchase order. However, on 6.7.2007, i