Government Contracts/Tenders — Enlistment/Blacklisting of Contractors : Blacklisting has to be preceded by a show-cause notice. Such an order is stigmatic in nature and debars such a person from participating in government tenders which means precluding him from the award of government contracts. Hence, there is necessity of giving an opportunity to such a person by serving a proper show-cause notice thereby giving him opportunity to meet the allegations which were in the mind of the authority contemplating blacklisting of such a person. However, once the showcause notice is given and opportunity to reply to the show-cause notice is afforded, it is not necessary to give an oral hearing. Garkha Security Services v. Govt. (NCT of Delhi) (2014) 9 SCC 105