( 1 ) THE petitions through this writ petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India prays for a direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 3-3-1994 issued by the respondent No. 2 in favour of respondent No. 4 and for a mandamus directing respondents No. 1 to 3 to accept the only tender of the petitioner holding it as valid.

( 2 ) THE petitioner had been operating the contract for cycle/scooter stand at Aligarh Junction Railway station for the last four years. His contract was to expire on 23-3-1994. Meanwhile on 9-12-1993, a tender notice was issued inviting tenders for the contract for the next two years, i. e. 1994-95 and 1995-96. Three persons offered their tenders, namley, H. K. Dubey, N. K. Singh, respondent No. 4 and Mukul Kumar, petitioner. Their offers were Rs. 1,29,000. 00 Rs. 2,97,000. 00, and Rs. 1,47,000. 00 respectively. The tender notices required deposit of earnest money and also certain documents. The petitioner claims that the tender notice (Annexure 1 to the writ petition) mentioned that no tender will be considered if it is not accompanied with documents mentioned in the notice. The other two persons did not submit the d