JUDGMENT :

Arup Kumar Goswami, J.

WPC No. 1844 of 2020 and WPC No. 2479 of 2020 are filed by the same petitioner against the same respondents and the subject matter in both the writ petitions are substantially same. In WPC No. 2479 of 2020, cause of action that had accrued subsequent to the filing of WPC No. 1844 of 2020 are incorporated.

2. These two petitions have been listed together and, accordingly, both the writ petitions are disposed of by this common order.

3. The facts of the case as pleaded by the writ petitioner in WPC No.1844 of 2020, inter alia, are that the petitioner is a marine specialist company dealing with ports and marine infrastructure, ship building and ship repair, water front developments including floating marinas, water sports facilities and water activities with experience of 21 years.

4. Respondent No. 1 had issued an Expression of Interest dated 06.12.2015 “for setting up, development, management and operation ‘integrated leisure destination’ and its peripheral area situated at Swami Vivekanand Sarovar (Budha Talab), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, (herein after referred to as ‘licensed premises’)”.

5. On being declared as a successful bidder, a License Agreement dated