( 1 ) BASHISHTHA Narain Pandey, has filed the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned auction proceedings dated 30-1-2002 and all consequential proceedings for the bridge known as prabhu Dayal Vidyarthi Van Ganga Bridge, siddharth Nagar. He further seeks a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to grant the right in favour of the petitioner to collect toll on the aforementioned bridge and/or in the alternative commanding the respondent No. 2 i. e. the Executive Engineering Provincial Khand, P. W. D. , Siddarth Nagar, to reauction the said bridge after following the procedure established by law and Rules 1980.

( 2 ) BRIEFLY stated the facts giving rise to the present petition are as follows : an auction notice has been published by the Executive Engineer, Provincial Khand, P. W. D. , Siddharth Nagar, respondent No. 2, in the daily newspaper dainik Jagran dated 24-12-2001 for settlement of the right to collect the toll on the bridge Farenda Naugarth-Barhni, Shravasti Road 63 Kms. known as Prabhu Dayal Vidyarthi Van