SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J

1. The Petitioner filed W.P.(C) No.12331/2015 seeking quashing/waiving off the arbitrary and discriminatory conditions encapsulated in clauses B.2.6(v) and B.2.7(v) and B.2.6(v) of the tender Nos.1, 2 & 3 respectively. W.P(C) No.791/2016 has been filed seeking a mandamus to the Respondent No. 1 to consider the bid of the Petitioner against the five subject tenders.

2. The Petitioner is a Public Limited Company engaged in the business of oil and gas drilling, providing drilling services to E& P Operators in India and overseas. It is stated to have over ten years of drilling experience across the industry and claims to be India’s leading and fastest growing drilling company.

3. The Petitioner is a wholly owned subsidiary of SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited, which owns 99.90% of the shares. The share-holding pattern of the Petitioner, as on the date of the filing of the petition, was as under:-