2.4 The petitioner under bonafide impression that for the work to be done by them, viz., collecting the soiled linen and washing the same and distributing the same, they would be paid the rates quoted by them and the price variation in the event of variation in the price involving the inputs for washing and variation in wages on account of any increase in the Minimum Wages, accepted the letter of acceptance and entered into a contract agreement with the first respondent herein on 17.05.2011. Thereafter, they were submitting the monthly bills from time to time for payment on the basis of the tender conditions. The respondent Railway was arbitrarily withholding about 10% of the amounts from the bills raised by the petitioner during the period 20.06.2013 to 22.03.2014. Further, they were raising price variation bills on quarterly basis, for which, the respondent railway has arbitrarily, illegally and unilaterally effected deductions of a substantial amount and paid only the balance. Since the respondents have not issued any notice to the petitioner, before effecting such deductions and they have not stated the basis on which, such deduction was done, the petitioner made repeated representations, which were not considered by the respondents. Therefore, the petitioner has no other option except to approach this Court with the present writ petition for the above stated relief.
