JUDGMENT

S.K. Panigrahi, J. - In this writ petition, the petitioner has assailed the order dated 02.06.2020 wherein the Opposite Party No.3-Engineer- in-Chief, Rural Works, Odisha, Bhubaneswar has directed the Executive Engineer to initiate appropriate action as per Appendix XXXIV of OPWD Code pertaining to blacklisting of the petitioner.

2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts of the case in brief, are that a public tender was invited by the opposite party No.3- Engineer-in-Chief, Rural Works, Odisha, Bhubaneswar for various roads and bridges in terms of an item rate tender. Since the petitioner has wealth of experience in executing several construction and related works, on the basis of such varied experience, it participated in the tender process and got selected. An agreement was signed between the petitioner and the opposite party No.6- Executive Engineer, Rural Works Division, Patnagarh, District- Bolangir on 26.02.2014 for the construction of H.L. Bridge over River Suktel on Tamla-Mudassir Road in the district of Bolangir under 'Biju Setu Yojana.' An estimated cost of Rs.6,99,97,278/- was provided with a stipulated date of completion of work fixed for 25.02.2016. The said