ORDER :

The Writ Petition No.13821 of 2023 came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-

“….to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent authorities in tender processing tender vide tender ID:604508 NIT No. SE/R&B/NABARD/GNT/50/2022-23 dated 27.03.2023 for the purpose of widening and strengthening of Rajupalem Amaravathi road from KM 3.800 to 49.369 in Guntur District under NABARD (RIDF)-XXVIII;

(i) in disqualifying petitioners’ technical bid vide orders dated 1.6.2023 and not allowing them to participate in the price bid and reversing tender;

(ii) in allowing the 5th Respondent, who is disqualified technically, in opening of the price bid of the 5th Respondent;

(iii) in awarding the contract for the work of widening and strengthening of Rajupalem - Amaravathi road from KM 3.800 to 49.369 in Guntur District under NABARD (RIDF)-XXVIII in favour of the 4th respondent as arbitrary, illegal, null and void, against the norms of public policy and principles of natural justice and contrary to the bid document and to set aside the same and to issu