The petitioner applies for a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ against respondents 1 to 3.

2. On 16-1-1960, the Forest Officer of the Manipur Administration called for tenders from contractors, by his notice Annexure-I, for extraction and for supply of timber from Block MXVI of the Government forest to be submitted to the Chief Forest Officer on or before 23-1-1960. The selected contractor had to cut the trees marked by the Forest Department and then reduce them into round and square logs and to supply them to the Forest Department at certain fixed points between 9th and 19th milestones on the I.T. Road. The tenderers had to mention in the tender the number of buffaloes they had in their possession, their working experience, financial background etc. Clause 5 of the notice stated that the Administration reserved the right to accept any tender without assigning any reasons therefor. Clause 11 provided that the Administration may make insertion of fresh clauses in the tender notice from time to time which may not however be to the disadvantage to the contractor. We are not concerned with the other clauses in the notice. On 22-1-1960 an amendment was made to the notice me