JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri J.N. Mathur, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Mudit Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri V.P. Nag, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No. 1, and Sri Santosh Kumar Singh, learned Advocate, who has put in appearance and filed his power on behalf of respondent Nos. 2 to 5.

2. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 22.11.2021 passed by respondent No. 3 whereby the petitioner company has been debarred (blacklisted) from taking any work in future and a penalty of Rs. 36,750/- has also been imposed.

3. It is stated that the petitioner is a company incorporated in the year 2006 and is one of the leading consultants in providing the consultancy services in the field of architecture, interior, infrastructure, engineering and management. It has been working on various prestigious projects in India and abroad for Central Government, State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings and Private Organisations. The petitioner was selected in the bid and on 14.8.2018 an agreement was entered into between the petitioner and the State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) for the work of