In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Reserved on: 14.1.2025 Date of Decision: 24.1.2025 Kamal Phool ......Petitioner Versus Food Corporation of India and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESHWAR THAKUR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Argued by: Mr. Dheeraj Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Sunish Bindlish, Standing Counsel and Mr. Viney Kumar, Advocate for the respondent-FCI.

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SURESHWAR THAKUR , J.

1. Through the instant writ petition, the petitioner seeks the quashing of the order dated 13.9.2024 (Annexure P-11), wherebys the petitioner has been debarred for a period of two years from participating in any other tender process initiated by the Food Corporation of India (for short ‘the FCI’).

Brief facts of the case

2. The respondent department invited an e-tender for the appointment of Handling and Transport Contractor (HTC) at FCI, Butari Center under the two bid system(s). The petitioner participated in the said tender, and, submitted his bid on 11.5.2024. The technical bids were evaluated on 28.5.2024, and, the bid of the petitioner was declared to be technically fit along with the bids of the other two bidders. It was before the opening