and allotting the contract to the petitioner from 01.04.2010 up to 09.05.2010. It was with the intervention and under the interim directions of this Court on 07.05.2010(supra) that the respondent No. 3 allotted the contract in favour of the petitioner on 10.05.2010 and he performed under the same up to 7. 4. 2011. This, however, is one aspect of the matter and the other aspects, which are important nevertheless, are that stipulated period of the contract was twelve months, the, auction amount offered and paid by the petitioner was for the said period of twelve months and the petitioner could not collect the revenue for 32 days out of the said twelve months.” 611. The learned Single Judge recorded a categoric finding that it was the respondent herein who failed to comply with the requirements of the Clause-8 of the NIT because the five post-dated cheques and bank guarantee to secure the payment of the rest of the auction amount were not deposited by him leading to non- issuance of the