ORDER :

V.K. SHUKLA, J.

The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for quashment of the order dated 9-1-2019, terminating the contract of the petitioner and debarring it from participating in future tenders of the respondent Food Corporation of India for a period of 5 years.

2. The facts enumerated in nutshell are that the respondents vide notice dated 25-11-2016 invited online bids for appointment of a recruitment agency in order to conduct a recruitment process for vacancies for the post of Watchman in their office. The petitioner participated in the said tender process and submitted its bids on 21-12-2016. The technical bids were opened on 3-01-2017 and thereafter the price bids were opened on 1-2-2017. The petitioner emerged as a successful bidder/lowest bidder in the said tender process. The tender work i.e. conducting examination/tests of eligible aspirants was for the vacant post in the respondent/corporation. The period for execution of tender work was 2 years w.e.f. 14-2-2017 to 13-2-2019. The respondents vide letter dated 14-2-2017 selected and appointed the petitioner as an agency for recruitment process and other related