1. The petitioner, who was awarded contracts of transportation of milk by various District Cooperative Milk Producers Union and the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, either in insulated tankers or in sachets, has come up with the first writ petition, challenging an order dated 30.8.2014 terminating the contract given to the petitioner for operating seven vehicles in Chennai Metro from Ambattur Dairy to Sholinganallur Dairy. The same transporter has come up with the second writ petition challenging an order dated 4.10.2014, passed by the Vellore Tiruvannamalai District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited, blacklisting the petitioner for a period of three years.

2. I have heard Mr.V.Raghavachari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.A.L.Somayaji, learned Advocate General assisted by Mr.Bala Ramesh appearing for the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Cooperative Federation and assisted by Mr.P.Sanjay Gandhi, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the State.

3. It appears that the petitioner is one of the largest transport contractors, holding contracts from various District Cooperative Milk Producers Union for transporting milk from several districts