BALOUR SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners have challenged clause -2 of the communication dated 18.03.2015 addressed by the Principal Secretary, Government of Punjab, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department to all the District Controllers of the department.

(2.) While testing the validity of clause -2 it would be necessary to consider clause -19. Clauses 2 and 19 of the impugned communication read as under: -

(3.) The petitioners' grievance is that as a result of clause -2 of the instructions, the parties persons other than commission agents are excluded from bidding for the said work.