Dharmadhikari, J

1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenges the decision of the Respondents excluding petitioners from participating as a Bidder for the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project. The decision is at Exh. V page 332 of the paperbook. Aggrieved by this action of respondents, the petitioners are praying thus:-

(a) That this Court be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or a writ in the nature of mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction to the respondents to issue a request for proposal document for the MTHL Project to first petitioner’s consortium to enable the first petitioners consortium to participate in the second stage of the bidding process and to consider the first petitioner consortium’s request for proposal document for the MTHL Project along with others in the second stage of bidding process on merits. (b) That this Court be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or other appropriate writ, order or direction calling for the records of the first petitioner consortium’s case and after looking into the same to set aside and quash the actions, orders and decisions of the respondents in refusing to issue a request f