R.M. Doshit, C.J,

1. Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 13th March 2012 passed by the learned single Judge in CWJC No. 8923 of 2011, the writ petitioner M/s G.L.R. Traders has, through its Proprietor Pankaj Kumar Jha, preferred this Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent.

2. The matter at dispute is the award of contract for supply, installation and maintenance of iron removal hand pump attachment units in rural schools under the project “JALMANI”. It appears that in certain areas of the State of Bihar, the iron content in ground water is too high rendering the water unsafe for drinking. To make the water potable, equipment is installed in the hand pump which removes extra iron from the water and the water is rendered potable. Under the tender notice issued by the Public Health Engineering Department, Bihar; tenders were invited for supply, installation and maintenance of such iron removal equipment in the schools in the Districts of Katihar and Purnea. Pursuant to the said notice, the appellant submitted its tenders – one for technical bid and one for financial bid, as required under the tender notice. Under the tender notice, the technical bid was sche