JUDGMENT :

Parth Prateem Sahu, J.

1. Challenge in this writ petition is to the declaration of respondent No.6 to be eligible for participating and opening of price bid in tender proceeding bearing Notice Inviting Tender ('NIT') No.183/G/2020-21 dated 17.08.2020 (Tender No.67223) along with petitioner and one another, declaring respondent No.6 to be 'L-1 and not considering the representation submitted by petitioner and taking appropriate action on it against respondent No.6.

2. Case of the petitioner is that, 4th respondent had issued Tender Notice bearing NIT No.183/G/2020-21 dated 17.08.2020 (Tender No.67223) for the work of “W.M.M. & B.T. PATCH REPAIR, DRAIN AND SHOULDER REPAIR OF VARIOUS ROAD OF SUB-DIVISION NO.2 BILASPUR (HEAD QUARTER BILASPUR 1, 2 AND BELTARA SECTION) UNDER DIVISION NO.1 BILASPUR”. The bid submission start date as mentioned in the tender document was 17.08.2020. Bid submission due date (online) was 07.09.2020. Last date for physical submission (EMD and affidavit in Envelope A) by speed post or Registered post was 09.09.2020 and bid opening date was scheduled on 10.09.2020. Three bidders participated in the tender proceeding i.e. petitioner, respondent No.6 and S