AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J.

1. The petitioner, in this petition, filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, prays for issuance of a direction to respondents No.1 and 2 to consider it for awarding the contract for implementation of the High Security Registration Plates (for short, 'HSRP') Project in compliance with the requirements of Rule 50 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (in short, “the CMV Rules”), New HSRP Order 2001 and the various orders passed by the Supreme Court of India. A further prayer has also been made to direct respondent No.1 to issue a fresh tender.

2. A few facts relevant for decision of the controversy involved as narrated in the petition may be noticed. The petitioner is a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing, supplying and affixation of High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) with the Union Territory of Chandigarh along with some other states. On 28.03.2001, the Government of India vide its Gazette Notifications dated 28.03.2001, 22.08.2001 and 09.05.2002, made it mandatory for all the motor vehicles in India to be affixed with HSRP. On 15.09.2011 (Annex