P. L. NARASIMHA SHARMA, J.

( 1 ) THIS writ petition has been filed for a direction to the respondent to declare that the petitioner s bid is the lowest and the work of construction of branch building at Latur should be allotted to it by the issuance of a mandamus.

( 2 ) IN response to a tender notice issued by the respondent, the petitioner submitted its tender. Sealed tenders were invited for the construction of the branch building of the respondent at Latur, Latur District, Maha-rashtra State. Tender notice prescribed the last date for submitting the tender documents as 27-7-1992. Accordingly, the petitioner submitted its tender on the said date together with earnest money deposit for a sum of Rs. 63,260. 00 in the form of "term Deposit Receipt". According to the petitioner it was a regular tenderer for State Bank of Hyderabad and awarded work on earlier occasions and on all the earlier occasions, earnest money deposit was made by it in the form of "term Deposit Receipt". According to the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, petitioner s tender is the lowest. Even so, it s tender was not accepted on the ground that the term deposit receipt was submitted instead of de

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