JUDGMENT :

The writ petition invoking the extra-ordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioner seeking setting aside of a letter dated 26.05.2020 and a letter dated 27.05.2020 issued by the respondent no. 2 and the respondent no. 4 respectively, who are officials of the respondent no. 1 i.e. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. [‘the ONGC’ and/or ‘the Corporation’, for short]. By the letter dated 26.05.2020, the respondent ONGC authorities had withdrawn all the jobs awarded to the petitioner under a Contract Agreement dated 13.03.2020 with immediate effect and till further orders. By the letter dated 27.05.2020, the petitioner was intimated that the two water tankers belonging to him, would be withdrawn w.e.f. 28.05.2020 in consequence of the letter dated 26.05.2020.

2. In order to appreciate the issues raised in this writ petition, a brief narration of the events leading to the issuance of the afore-stated two impugned letters appears necessary.

2.1. The petitioner carries on business in the name of his sole proprietorship concern, M/s Saurav Jyoti Baruah. The petitioner stated to have executed a number of contract works unde