ORDER

Ninala Jayasurya, J. - This Writ Petition is filed, inter alia, to declare the order of the 4th respondent - Chief Project Manager, East Coast Railways, Waltair, in terminating the contract of 'Major Up-gradation of Visakhapatnam Railway Station of East Coast Railway on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode as arbitrary, illegal, without power or authority and suffers from total non-application of mind and in violation of Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India and to consequently set aside the same.

BRIEF FACTS:

2. The relevant facts, as per the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition, are, in brief, set out as under:

3. The 2nd respondent-The Rail Land Development Authority issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) vide RFP Notice dated 14.06.2022, inviting proposals through e-tendering on single stage two cover bidding system from interested eligible bidders as per the conditions of bid documents for 'Major UP-Gradation of Visakhapatnam Railway Station of East Coast Railway on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Mode'. M/s. Braithwaite & Co. Ltd., (A Government of India Undertaking), whose administrative control was taken over by the Minist