N. Y. HANUMANTHAPPA, J.

( 1 ) ALL these three appeals have been filed against the order of this Court dated 1-5-1998 passed in WPNo. 3912ofl998.

( 2 ) SINCE the question involved in these appeals is one and the same, they are heard together and disposed by a common judgment.

( 3 ) WP No. 3912 of 1998 was filed by M/s Sukhdevraj Sharma and Brothers against four respondents, namely (1) Union of India, Department of Telecommunications, (2) Executive Engineer, Telecom, Civil Division-I, (3) Chief Engineer, Telecom, Civil Zone and (4) M/s. IVR Constructions Ltd. , seeking a direction to the 2nd respondent to accept the petitioner s tender which is the lowest.

( 4 ) AFTER hearing both sides, the learned single Judge passed the impugned order directing the respondents-authorities to retender the work and allot it to the successful bidder. Aggrieved by this, the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 filed WA No. 982 of 1998, the 4th respondent filed WANo. 973 of 1998. Also the petitioner WA No. 980 of 1998 aggrieved by this order in so far it not granting the relief sought by him, namely to accept the petitioner s tender being the lowest one.

( 5 ) FOR purpose of convenience, the rank of the parties is a

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