B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner in the instant writ petition prays for issuance of a writ of Mandamus declaring tghe action of the respondents in termination Work-order dated : 28-12-1996 as arbitrary, illegal, malafide and unjust.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is a Company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 and is engaged in the business of undertaking turnkey contracts of fire protection, detection systems. It claims to be one of the most reputed and highly regarded as a specialised fire engineering company in the country and stated to have executed several contracts with Companies such as, NTPC, BHEL, ONGC, ECIL, Bombay Port Trust and New Mangalore Port Trust. It is stated to have commissioned systems worth about Rs. 200 crore successfully.

( 3 ) THE Visakhapatnam Port Trust (for short vpt ) invited tenders through open news paper advertisements for design, manufacture, supply delivery, erection, testing and Commissioning of fire fighting facilities for proposed LPG Jetty at Visakhapatnam Outer Harbour at an estimated approximate cost of Rs. 4. 8 crore. The petitioner-Company and two others submitted tenders pursuant to the said invitation. It is clear from the record t

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