ORDER :

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India by the sole petitioner Attal Plastics for issue of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing tender Notification No.SS-16021/3/2021-CMO SEC-SSA/7/2021-22, dated 15.03.2021 for supply of school bags to all students studying class-I to X in Government/MPP/ZPP/Municipal/Residential schools/Ashram schools/Aided schools, Model schools/KGBVs of Education and Welfare Departments, etc. in the State of Andhra Pradesh during the academic year 2021-22 by incorporating unreasonable eligibility criteria conditions with respect to average annual turnover and furnishing of solvency certificate as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, not transparent and violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently directed the respondents to issue fresh tender Notification with respect to aforesaid work by setting aside the tender Notification No.SS-16021/3/2021-CMO SEC-SSA/7/2021-22, dated 15.03.2021.

2. The case of the petitioner in nutshell is that the petitioner is carrying on business in plastic including school bags and other bags, in pursuance of the Notification issued by the 2nd res