JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition seeking directions to the respondent No. 1 to cancel the bids of the respondent No. 3 and, consequently, for awarding the tender to the petitioner on account of being the L1 bidder. The substantial payer from the Writ petition is here under:

“It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that by way of appropriate writ/orders/directions, the Respondent No. 1 may be directed to cancel the bids of the Respondent No. 3 and in pursuance thereto the respondent No. 1 may be restrained from awarding any contract/work, to the respondent No. 3 in respect of tender No. 2021/RITES/EXPO/MOZ/COACH/0821 and further the Respondents No. 1 and 2 may be directed to grant the said tender to the petitioner, being the second lowest bidder.”

2. The petitioner is a company engaged in the business of logistics and transportation of goods across India by Road and Rail.

3. The respondent No. 1 is RITES Ltd., a government of India Enterprise, and a company registered under Companies Act, 1956 that is directly under control of the Ministry of R