JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of the second respondent show cause notice in Lr.No.CE/TTPS/SE/P&A/EA/F.OT No.1959-M/Po No.8273-N/D No. /18, dated .01.2018 and consequent impugned order of the second respondent banning the petitioner firm participating in future tenders of TENGEDCO, TANTRANSCO and TNEB Ltd for the next five years in Lr.No.CE/TTPS/EA/F.Enq.1959-M/D.1826/19, dated 02.08.2019 and quash the same.)

This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the show cause notice, dated 05.01.2018 and the consequential final order, dated 02.08.2019 passed by the second respondent banning the petitioner from participating in the future tenders of TANGEDCO, TANTRANSCO and TNEB Limited for the next five years.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of this Writ Petition:

3. The second respondent had floated a tender in the year 2014 and one M/s.BMW Steels Limited had satisfied the BQR conditions. M/s.BMW Steels Limited in the principal offer letter, dated 11.02.2014 addressed to the Tuticorin Thermal Power Station, has mentioned that they had authorised the petitioner to get order o