JUDGMENT :

By the instant writ petition, preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has assailed an Order bearing no. GEF/51/2023-24/284 dated 24.07.2023 and an Order bearing no. GEF/43/2023-24/328 dated 04.08.2023, both issued under the hand of the Joint Commissioner, Guwahati Municipal Corporation [GMC]. By the Order dated 24.07.2023, the respondent GMC has forfeited the Earnest Money Deposit [EMD] given by the petitioner for the purpose of participating in a bidding process initiated for settlement of a parking slot by the respondent GMC. By the said Order, the petitioner has also been blacklisted, thereby, debarring him from participating in any kind of tender/auction under the GMC from the date of issuance of the said Order. The Order dated 04.08.2023 is in continuance of the Order dated 24.07.2023 and by the Order dated 04.08.2023, the lease of another parking place viz. Parking Slot no. 43, H.B. Road, from Khubchand point to Sikh Temple point, left side parallel parking, Fancy Bazar, earlier granted to the petitioner, has been terminated with