ORDER :

The petitioners are before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of certiorari to quash the order bearing No.CBS/ RCO/CSB/2017-18 dated 23.02.2019 at Annexures-A and A1 insofar as the petitioners are concerned, by which the petitioners are blacklisted as Contractors.

2. It is stated that both the petitioners are Grade-I Contractors registered with the Public Works Department of the State. The petitioners have undertaken many contract works entrusted to them by the Public Works Department. During the year 201516 respondent No.3-Chief Engineer, Communication and Building (South), Bengaluru had issued work orders to the petitioners for certain works in the limits of Koppal District, which the petitioners executed and completion certificate was also issued by the Department. There were certain allegations of maladministration and misappropriation of Government funds against the officers of the Department. There was a direction to take disciplinary action against the concerned officers. Respondent No.4 had also sought for details of the Contractors, who had carried on certain works in Koppal District. As per the direction, list of Contractors