ORAL ORDER

(PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.Y. KOGJE)

1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed challenging the decision of the respondent – Indian Oil Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to in short as 'IOCL') in terminating the contract of the petitioner for house keeping facility management services for Gujarat S.O. Building at Indian Oil Bhavan, Behind Volks Wagon Showroom, S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad.

2. This petition is filed with the following prayers, inter-

alia :-

“(b) To hold and declare that the impugned action of the respondents in terminating the contract of the petitioner as being bad in law, illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice;

(c) To quash and set aside the impugned order dated 5-2-2018 which is at Annexure- F, terminating the contract of the petitioner and thereby direct the respondent IOC to permit the petitioner to continue with contract arrangement without any interruption;

3. The facts in brief are as under :-

a) The petitioner had bidded in a tender floated by IOCL for the purpose of house keeping facility management services at one of its premises. The petitioner being L-1 succeeded and was awarded the work