JUDGMENT :

Sinha 'J' for the Bench

1. Heard Sri Imran Syed, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Kunal Shah, learned counsel for the respondents. Perused the record.

2. In this petition invoking our extra-ordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioners have sought relief in the nature of a writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 26.07.2019 whereby the petitioner's agreement pursuant to a notice invoking tender dated 26.5.2018 has come to be canceled.

3. Briefly stated facts of the case are that petitioner who is a registered contractor with the respondents-Ware Housing Corporation applied against a notice invoking tender dated 1.6.2018 for the work to be carried out for Mirzapur, Bhawanipur1, Bhawanipur-2 and tendu centres with respect to food grains of Food Corporation of India. The petitioner having offered the lowest rate to undertake the work to be assigned pursuant to the tender notice was selected in the L-1 category and after approval of the higher authorities the agreement came to be executed between the Corporation and the petitioner on 13.7.2018 for work at Bhawanipur-1, Mirzapur region. No sooner did the parties sign the agr