JUDGMENT :

Sri Vipin Sanghi, J.

The present writ petition has been preferred by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to, firstly, assail the letter bearing no.703/Khanan/Nivida (2020-21) dated 11.01.2021, whereby the petitioner’s allotment of mining contract for mining lot Mahendrapur for the period 2020-25 was cancelled. After amending the writ petition and impleading respondent no.5, the petitioner also assails the communication dated 28.01.2021, bearing letter no.769/Khanan/Nivida, whereby the respondent-authorities sought to make the allotment of the said mining lot in favour of respondent no.5. The petitioner seeks a mandamus to respondent nos.2 and 3 to permit him to deposit the amount of first installment along with the security money in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the tender conditions contained in the tender document.

2. The case of the petitioner is that the respondent issued a public tender in respect of mining lot Mahendrapur, District Tehri Garhwal vide tender no. 95/nl@rhu-05 (2020-21), dated 24.08.2020. The petitioner partici