The petitioner-firm participated in the tendering process initiated by Development Commissioner, Power, J.&K. Power Development Department, Jammu, pursuant to NIT No. DC/PD/RPF-2 of 2013 dated 26.03.2013, and was declared as the lowest bidder. The respondents also entered into negotiations with the petitioner for reducing the price rates offered by him and the petitioner duly submitted the revised reduced offer to the respondents on 04.07.2013. However, subsequently, acting on a complaint that the petitioner had violated Clause VII (f) of the eligibility criteria of the NIT, the respondents on 05.09.2013 seem to have taken decisions, inter alia, to re-tender the work. Consequent thereupon, the respondents issued a fresh Notice Inviting Tender bearing RFP Identification No. CE/S&O/K/RFP-01 of 2013 specifying the start date for sale /download of RFP document with effect from 13.09.2013. Thereafter, respondent No. 4 also issued a notice dated 29.09.2013 under the caption Show Cause Notice for Debarment to the petitioner informing it about the decisions taken in the meeting of 05.09.2013, and sought an explanation from it to explain as to why the firm/agency be not debarred and