JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying this Court to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records pertaining to impugned notice of extension LPG/BULK/TT/IOC/2018- 23/CONSENT-EXTN dated 11.023.2023 issued by the 1st respondent and ground the same directing the respondents to issue fresh “Upcoming Bulk LPG Transportation Tender 2023”.)

1. By consent of the learned counsel appearing on either side, this writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission.

2. Mr. V.Anantha Natarajan, learned standing counsel takes notice for respondents 1 to 3.

3. The petition in W.M.P. No.10355 of 2023 filed to permit the petitioners to file a single writ petition is ordered on payment of separate Court fees within a period of two weeks from the date of this order, failing which the order in the present petition would enure only to the benefit of the 1st petitioner.

4. The petition in W.M.P. No.10356 of 2023 filed to dispense with the original impugned notice is ordered as prayed for.

5. By the present petition, the petitioners assail the impugned notice in and by which the existing Bulk LPG transportation i