JUDGMENT :

A.S. CHANDURKAR, J.

Cancellation of the tender process initiated by the Western Coalfields Limited has been challenged by two successful bidders. That challenge is being considered together and the writ petitions preferred by them seeking issuance of purchase orders are being decided by this common judgment.

RULE. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard the learned counsel for the parties.

2. The facts giving rise to the present proceedings are that on 17.11.2021, Western Coalfields Limited (for short, ‘WCL’) published a notice of Global Tender Enquiry for the Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Mine Slope Stability Monitoring Radar System with one year warranty and seven years Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract (CAMC). The petitioner in Writ Petition No. 6566 of 2022 – M/s Reutech Mining and the petitioner in Writ Petition No.8247 of 2022 – Sujyoti India alongwith M/s Hexagon Geosystems responded to the aforesaid Global Tender Enquiry. In terms of the tender notice each bidder was entered into a Pre-Contract Integrity Pact with the WCL. The technical bids submitted by the aforesaid three bidders were opened on 18.01.2022. On evaluation of the said technical bi