JUDGMENT

1. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought following relief:-

(i) Issue a writ of certiorari and quash the Impugned Order passed by the Respondent, vide Ref. No. HQ/CAMM/CSR-Scholarship/14-15, dated September 13, 2019 (Annexure No. 1 to the present petition)

(ii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the Respondent to delete Petitioner No. 1's name from the list of blacklisted/banned companies posted on the Respondent's website.

2. Petitioner No. 1 is a Private Limited Company, while petitioner No. 2 is Director of Petitioner No. 1.

3. By means of this writ petition, petitioners are challenging the banning order dated 13.09.2019 passed by O.N.G.C., which has the effect of blacklisting Petitioner No. 1 along with its allied concerns/ partners/associates/director for a period of two years w.e.f. 03.04.2019.

4. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. is a State owned enterprise of Government of India, registered under Companies Act, 1956. It operates under administrative control of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, therefore, it is an instrumentality of State within the meaning of Article 12 of Constitution of India. Thus, it would be amenable to writ jurisdiction