BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J.

1. These writ petitions raise some overlapping issues pertaining to coal block auctions and are, therefore, being considered together. First of all, we shall take up the petition – Monnet Ispat and Energy Limited v. Union of India (WP(C) 1501/2015).

Monnet Ispat and Energy Limited

2. In this petition, the following prayers were made:-

“(a) Pass a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari or any other writ, order or direction of like nature and set aside Clause 3.3.2 at page 119 of the Standard Tender Document issued by Respondent No. 2 as being violative of Article 14, 19(1)(g), 21 and 39 (b) of the Constitution of India;

(b) pass a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari or any other writ, order or direction of like nature and set aside the Order dated 18.12.2014 having No. 13016/9/2014-CA-III as being in violation of Section 3 of the Coal Mines (Special Provision) Second Ordinance 2014 and being in violation of Article 14, 19(1)(g), 21 and 39 (b) of the Constitution of India;

(c) pass a writ, order or direction declaring th