ORDER :

This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer:-

“A) The impugned order dated 22.01.2020[Annex.4] passed by the Respondents rejecting the bid offered by the petitioner, may kindly be quashed and setaside.

B) The respondents may kindly be directed to make allotment of industrial plot bearing no. H2-287, Industrial Area, Phase-IV, Balotra in favour of the petitioner at the rate to which the petitioner has submitted his bid to the tune of Rs. 3010/- per sqm;

C) Any other appropriate order or direction which this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper may kindly be passed in the favour of the petitioner.

D) Cost of the writ petition may kindly be awarded in favour of the petitioner.”

2. Brief facts of the case are that the respondents, to be referred as RIICO, issued E-Auction notice dated 16.11.2019 by which they invited bids for allotment of various categories of plots in the RIICO area through the E-Auction bidding system in the Industrial Area, Balotra. In pursuance of that, for the allotment of the plot, the offer made by the petitioner was above the reserved rate.

3. The auction for allotment of plot in question was held on 12.12.2019. Petitioner pa