JUDGMENT :

SANJAY AGRAWAL, J.

1. By way of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner is questioning the legality and propriety of the order dated 06.07.2022 (Annexure P/12) passed by the respondents-Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as the CSPTCL) in so far as it relates to termination and debarring the Petitioner for a period of 2 years from participating in future tenders with its Company, i.e. CSPTCL.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner on 08.09.2022 submitted, as recorded in the order, that the only issue involved in this petition is as to whether the respondents are justified in blacklisting the petitioner for a period of two years or not.

3. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the Respondent No. 1 floated an e-tender Notice No. 1409 dated 29.10.2021, Tender No. TR-21/05 for the works of “construction of 132/22 KV sub-station at Betar, District Bemetara, sub-station comprising 2 Nos. 132/33 KV, 40 KVA Power Transformer, 5 Nos. 132 KV bays and 9 Nos. 33 KV bays on turnkey