1. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the letter no. S&C-13/Reg.HTC/RH-MADHUPUR-PEG GIRIDIH/2018-20 dated 26.04.2018 (Annexure-5 to the writ petition) whereby the contract for handling and transport work from RH Madhupur to PEG Giridih and vice versa and at inside PEG Giridih awarded to the petitioner pursuant to the NIT dated 11.01.2018 has been terminated and further he has been debarred from participating in future tenders for a period of five years. A further prayer has been made for quashing the Tender Notice no. 03/2018 dated 23.04.2018 (Annexure-7 to the writ petition) issued by the respondents inter alia for regular HTC for handling and transport work from RH Madhupur to PEG Giridih and vice versa and at inside PEG Giridih, which refers to the same work as was awarded to the petitioner under Tender No. 01/2018.

2. The factual background of the case as stated in the writ petition is that the respondent-Food Corporation of India (in short ‘FCI') had issued the Tender Notice No. 01/2018 on 11.01.2018 for appointment of HTC contractor for handling and transport work from RH Madhupur to PEG Giridih and vice versa and handling work at RH Madhupur and a