ORDER

The petitioners have filed these special leave petitions against the order of the Division Bench of the High Court of M.P. at Jabalpur made on August 14, 1996 in LPA No. 138/96. The learned single Judge as well as the Division Bench dismissed the writ petitions in which the petitioners had sought direction to the respondents to give the tender form on the ground that they had satisfied Condition No. 2 of the Tender Conditions. Pursuant to the interim order passed by the High Court, the petitioners submitted their tender forms. But, at the final hearing, the writ petitions came to be dismissed. Thus, these special leave petitions.

2. It is contended for the petitioners that they have past experience in execution of the national highway. They have two contracts of more than required amount specified in the tender conditions, 42% of Rs. 4 crores and Rs. 6 crores respectively. The certificates issued by the competent engineers, namely Executive Engineer and the Superintending Engineer would show that the petitioners have been satisfactorily performing their duties in execution of the work. The petitioners, after securing the contracts, have executed major part of the work within th