JUDGMENT :

T.S. Sivagnanam, J.

1. These intra court appeals are directed against the common order passed in WPA No. 26117 of 2022 and WPA No. 27405 of 2022. Since the facts in both the cases are identical and common submissions were made by the learned advocates for the parties, with their consent the appeals are disposed of by this common judgement and order.

2. The first respondent in this appeal is the writ petitioner, BLA Projects Private Limited, Kolkata. The writ petitions were filed challenging the correctness of the decision taken by the appellant, DVC, as communicated to the respondent vide email dated 15.11.2022. By the said communication, the respondent writ petitioner was informed that their tender submitted for the subject work has been rejected during the technical evaluation by the duly constituted Committee for the reasons “administrative grounds”. The writ petition was filed challenging the rejection of the petitioners technical bid primarily on the ground that the order of rejection did not contain any reasons. On 24.11.2022 the appellant informed the respondent the reasons for rejection in reply to the writ petitioner’s letter dated 16.11.2022 wherein they sought fo