Kamlesh Sharma, J.:- The petitioners are working as contractors in District Kullu. In this writ petition they have prayed, inter alia, for quashing the circulars Annexures P-5 and P-6 issued by respondent No. 1 and for issuing direction to it to award contracts to the petitioners and similarly situated contractors without furnishing Employees Provident Fund Code Number (hereinafter called the E.P.F. Code Number).

2. Respondent No. 1 National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (hereinafter called the Corporation) is Government of India Undertaking, which is assigned the work of execution of Parbati Hydro Electric Project, Bhuntar, Tehsil and District Kullu, which is joint venture of Union of India and the State of Himachal Pradesh. It has issued the impugned circular dated 18.9.1988 Annexure P-5 advising all the contractors to get E.P.F. Code Number from the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Shimla (HP). Similarly, Manager (C), Incharge (P&A) Wing, Parbati Hydro Electric Project, Bhuntar has forwarded letter dated 7.5.1999 of the Corporate Office for compliance and to ensure following guidelines vide his impugned letter dated 19.5.1999 Annexure P-6:- "No contract/work orde