( 1 ) THIS petition has been filed for quashing and setting aside the impugned order dated 23/01/2001 passed by the respondent no. 5 at Annexure "a" and for a direction to the respondent Corporation to accept the tenders submitted by the petitioner for contracts as mentioned in para-8 of the petition and to award the said contract to the petitioner in accordance with law as if impugned order dated 23/01/2000 was not passed and to issue new tender forms to the petitioner for future cotnracts and accept and process the said tenders for future contracts in accordance with law.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is an approved contractor of the respondent Corporation since 1990 and various contracts have been completed by the petitioner and it was awarded on average about 40 contracts per year from 1992 to 1997 and they were completed to the satisfction of the Corporation. The dispute relates in respect of the contracts awarded in the year 1997 which are as follows: (A) For laying of 8" dia effluent pipe from SND GGST to ETP Jhalora was awarded by agreement no. BDA/cmd/tl/ca/23/96 dated 29. 11. 1996. (B) For laying of 8" dia effluent pipe from EPP to Sanand Plymer Plant was by agreem