JUDGMENT

1. Instant petition has been filed by the petitioner-firm through its Proprietor seeking quashment of Order No.28 dated 13.10.2021 issued by the respondent No.2, whereby the petitioner has been debarred/blacklisted from J&K Medical Supplies Corporation Ltd. for a period of two years, with a further direction to respondents to allow the petitioner-firm to participate in the tendering process for finalization of rate contract for procurement of medicines and medical equipment without any hindrance, obstruction or interruption.

2. Briefly, facts leading to filing of the present writ petition are that petitioner is a firm dealing with surgical, pharmaceutical, medical equipments, lab. kits, physiotherapy, hospital furniture and machinery. The petitioner-firm is duly registered with the J&K Medical Supplies Corporation Ltd. Respondents issued e-bid for finalization of rate contract for supply of Anti Viral and other medicines related to Covid-19= bearing reference No.JKMSCL/Anti-Viral Medicines/2021/458 dated 03.04.2021. The petitioner being fully eligible in terms of the aforesaid e-bid notification, participated in the finalization of rate contract after depositing fee of Rs.10