Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:70122-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 32557 of 2024 Petitioner :- Samiuddin Transport Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rahul Chaudhary Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Komal Mehrotra Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today in Court is taken on record. 2. Heard Sri Rahul Chaudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Atul Dayal, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Sri Komal Mehrotra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent nos.2 to 4. 3. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, wherein following prayers have been made by the petitioner: I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of CERTIORARI quashing the entire tender proceeding bearing Reference No.BPCL/RETAIL/POL/BULK/KANPUR/2023-28, E-Tender ID:14502, dated 16.11.2023, during the pendency of present writ petition before this Hon'ble Court. II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS directing the respondent no.2 to 4 to issue Letter of Intent (LOI) in favour of the petitioner, as he qualifies all the norms prescribed in the Notice Inviting Tender. III. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to 4 to decide and pass a reasoned and speaking order with regard to the issuance of the LOI to the petitioner." 4. Upon considering the averments made in the writ petition and after hearing learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that prayer no.3 of the writ petition, should be allowed and, accordingly, respondent no.4 is directed to grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and, thereafter, pass a reasoned order in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from date. 5. With the above observation and direction, present petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 2.5.2025-RKK/- (Dr Y K Srivastava, J) (Shekhar B Saraf, J) Digitally signed by :- RAJ KUMAR KANNAUJIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad