1. The petitioner, a society registered under the Cooperative Societies Act, has filed this Writ Petition for quashing of auction notice dated 16.6.1995 (Ann. P/I) and alternatively for declaring that Condition No. (1) of the said notice which, inter alia provides for experience of fishing 800 M. T. of fishes from one reservior in one year during preceding three years for participating in the auction for settlement of Gandhi Sagar reservior, be declared illegal.

2. By order dated 29.6.1995, this Court allowed the M.P. Rajya Matsya Vikas Nigam (hereinafter referred to as the Nigam for brevity) and its functionary respondents 2 and 3 to hold auction, but restrained them from finalising it.

3. All the respondents have entered their appearance and with the consent of the parties, the writ petition is being disposed of, at motion hearing stage itself.

4. Respondent Nigam published a notice in the news paper for settlement of fishing rights of Gandhi Sagar reservior from the date ofsett1ement till 15.6.2000. According to the terms of the notice, the bidders were required to deposit as earnest money a sum of Rs. 66 lakhs an hour before auction to enable them to participate in the au