By the Court—Al Fahim Meat Export Private Limited through its Director (Imran Son of Haji Yaqoob Qureshi) along with one Mazhar Mahmood (Son of Anwar Mahmood) of Meerut City U.P., Petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 respectively, have filed this Writ Petition under Article 226, Constitution of India with the prayer to issue a Writ of Certiorari to quash impugned Advertisement dated 6-12-2004 published by respondent No. 2 Nagar Nigam, Meerut (called The Nigam) in daily newspaper inviting sealed tenders from persons interested to run its existing ‘Slaughter House’, situate on Hapur Road within the territorial limits of The Nigam after expiry of the term of previous lease, i.e. 30-12-2003, (Annexure-1 to the Writ Petition), to issue a writ of Mandamus directing the Nigam not to proceed in pursuance to the impugned advertisement, to issue as usual a writ of general nature and to award the costs.

2. To appreciate respective contentions of the parties we may re-recapitulate the pleadings of the parties and undisputed salient facts of the case, which are given hereunder.

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