Judgment

Santosh Hegde, J.—Delay condoned.

Leave granted.

2. These two appeals arise out of the civil Writ Petition No. 3592 of 2003 filed before the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack. One ­appeal arises out of an order dated 22.8.2003 made by the High Court in the main writ petition (C) No. 3592/03). The connected appeal arises out of an order made on 22.12.2003 by the High Court in Review Petition No. 127 of 2003.

3. Writ Petition (C) No. 3592 of 2003 was filed by the contesting respondent herein viz. respondent No. 3. In the said writ petition the said respondent sought for an order quashing the tender process held for Bolangir - Bhawanipatna territory whereby the second respondent herein had rejected the tender of the said respondent herein for providing pre-paid telephone services in the district of Bolangir - Bhawanipatna. It was the contention of the said respondent before the High Court that though it was fully qualified to be considered and awarded the above said contract, the same was rejected on erroneous grounds by the second respondent herein and the contract was awarded in favour of the appellant.

4. The High Court while entertaining the said writ petition allowed the same a