Ramesh Ranganathan, J.

1. This appeal, under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, is preferred by the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation against the order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP No. 31113 of 2016 dated 12.3.2018.

2. Facts, to the limited extent necessary, are that the appellant invited tenders, for allotment of sweeping and cleaning of the main, Class-A and Class-B Bus Stations, and the maintenance of C-Class Bus Stations in Nalgonda Region, on 23.2.2016. Pursuant thereto a letter of acceptance was offered to the successful bidder on 14.3.2016. Aggrieved thereby, the respondent-writ petitioners filed WP No. 8604 of 2016 to declare the action of the respondents in deviating from the essential conditions laid down in the tender notification, as well as the tender schedule issued by the Regional Manager, vide tender notification dated 23.2.2016, and to declare the action of the Regional Manager, in resorting to drawal of lots of the tenderers who did not even fulfil the eligibility criteria of fulfilling the essential conditions in the tender notification as well as the tender schedule, as violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. A consequent