JUDGMENT :

B.R. SARANGI, J.

1. By means of this Writ Petition, the Notice to Show Cause dated 05.01.2022 under Annexure-14 for blacklisting/declaring the Petitioner Firm as ineligible from participating in procurement process by Department of Tourism, Government of Odisha and consequential Order dated 28.04.2022 under Annexure-23 blacklisting the Petitioner Firm for a period of two years, are sought to be quashed as the same are violative of terms of Requests for Proposal (RFP) dated 31.03.2021 and 21.09.2021.

2. The factual matrix of the case, in brief, is that Petitioner No. 1 is a Partnership Firm registered under the Partnership Act, 1932 consisting of ten (10) Partners, and having its Branch Office, At-A-2, Shivalik Business Centre, Off. S.G. Highway, B/h, Rajpath Club, Ahmedabad-380054, Gujarat, India. Petitioner No. 2 is the Managing Partner of the Petitioner No. 1 Firm and is authorized to file this Writ Petition.

2.1 Petitioner No. 1, being a Partnership Firm, is engaged in the business of providing Temporary Event Infrastructure, Decorative Items and General Supply of various kinds of articles and items, such as, Tents of various descriptions, Pandals and other Structures, Ba