(1.) Heard Mr. K.P. Pathak, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. A. Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D. Mozumdar, learned Addl. Advocate General, assisted by Mr. K. Goswami, learned Addl. Senior Govt. Advocate for the State respondent nos. 1 to 4.
(2.) The petitioners in these two writ petitions are common.
(3.) The petitioner no.1 in both the writ petitions is the registered small scale industries unit and government supplier, who claims to have successfully supplied uniforms for schools and Anganwadi Centers including supply of uniform Chadar and Mekhela under the Directorate of Social Welfare Assam for the year 2017-18 and 2018-19. The petitioner no. 2 is the proprietor of petitioner no. 1 firm.