B. J. DIVAN, G. T. NANAVATI, J.

( 1 ) THIS appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent has been filed against the judgment and order of our learned Brother S. H. Sheth J. in Special Civil Application No. 1181 of 1973. Our learned Brother dismissed the special civil application and discharged the Rule and the original Petitioner has filed this Letters Patent Appeal against the judgment and order of our learned Brother.

( 2 ) THE facts leading to this litigation are that petitioner No. 1 has been working as an electrical contractor. He is the holder of a license in that behalf under the provisions of the Indian Electricity Rules 1956 and is duly qualified for carrying out electric installation work in Junagadh and surrounding areas. The second petitioner is the Secretary of Gujarat Vijali Contractors Mandal and he thus comes in on behalf of the association of electrical contractors working throughout the State of Gujarat. The Gujarat Electricity Board wanted to carry out electrification work of the staff quarters of the Board at Sardhar Virpur and Talaja. Tenders were invited and petitioner No. 1 submitted his tender. Respondent No. 2 also an electrical contractor though not qualifie

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