Mr. Ajay Kumar Mittal, J.: - CM No.6331 of 2013

1. Replication is taken on record subject to all just exceptions. Civil Miscellaneous application stands disposed of.

CWP No.1430 of 2013

2. Challenge in this petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is to the order dated 24.12.2012/7.1.2013, Annexure P.7, whereby the petitioner has been blacklisted for two years.

3. A few facts relevant for the decision of the controversy involved, as narrated in the petition, may be noticed. The petitioner is a proprietorship firm which is doing the business of contractorship in the State of Punjab. Its office is situated at Dirba Mandi, District Sangrur, Punjab. The work of providing and laying 20 mm thick premix carpet on different roads in Parts I and II, Urban Estate, Patiala was allotted to the petitioner by the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) vide allotment letter dated 19.10.2010. However, due to certain reasons including non availability of raw material on account of ban imposed by this Court on extraction of minor minerals from River beds or quarries, the petitioner failed to complete the contract work during the stipulated period. The extension