JUDGMENT

Subramonium Prasad, J. Being agrieved by the Order/Minutes of Meeting dated 10.03.2022 whereby the Technical Evaluation Committee of the Respondent herein refused to scrutinize and consider technical bid of the Petitioner which had been submitted in response to the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) No.05/EE (Spl. Project)/AB/2021-2022 issued by the Office of the Executive Engineer (Special Project), Civil Engineering Department of the Respondent, the instant petition has been filed by the Petitioner.

2. The instant petition has been filed with a prayer to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction for setting aside the Order/Minutes of Meeting dated 10.03.2022 by which the Technical Evaluation Committee of the Respondent has refused to consider the bid of the Petitioner. The Petitioner has also prayed for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the Respondent herein to consider the bid submitted by the Petitioner in response to the said Notice Inviting Tender (NIT).

3. The facts, in brief, leading to the instant petition are that the Petitioner is a Private Limited Company, incorporated in the year 1996 and is engaged in construction activities. On 28.01.2022, the Offic