The petitioner has filed the above writ petition to issue a writ of declaration, declaring that the pre-qualification criteria as specified in Condition Nos. I, II(3), II(5) of the Notice Inviting Tender dated 14.10.2016, issued by the respondent Corporation, as arbitrary, unreasonable, irrational and null and void.

2. The brief case of the petitioner is as follows:-

(i) According to the petitioner, they are doing Oil Tanker transporting business for the past several years and they are the existing contractor of the respondent Oil Corporation. The Petitioner Transport was awarded contract by the respondent corporation for the period of two years with effect from 10.01.2014 and extendable for one more year at the sole discretion of respondent corporation. On 14.10.2016, the respondent corporation issued Notice Inviting Tender, thereby invites e-tenders under two bid system from tank trunk owners for award of the contracts for road transportation of bulk petroleum products with effect from 16.12.2016 or from the date to be decided at the discretion of the company for the period of three years with option for extension upto two more years at the discretion of the company.

(ii) The