( 1 ) THE petitioners, three in number, are engaged in the business of production and supply of supplementary nutrition food with manufacturing units in the State of rajasthan at Kota, Jaipur and Udaipur. In these petitions under Article 226 of the constitution, the petitioners (two Private limited Companies and one partnership firm) challenge the decision of the respondent No. 1 - Gujarat Civil Supply corporation Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Corporation") excluding the petitioners from further tender process after opening of technical bids.

( 2 ) THE basic facts leading to filing of these petitions are not in dispute.

2. 1 The Corporation issued tender notice dated 12. 7. 2007 inviting bids through e-tendering method from eligible flour millers for grinding of approx. 33,084 MT per annum quantity of wheat to get whole wheat flour and fortification of whole wheat flour with multiple micronutrients as per the requirement of Integrated Child development Scheme (ICDS) for distribution to Anganwadi centres in the state of Gujarat. Pursuant to that notice, respondent No. 1 Corporation received 7 tenders, before the stipulated day and time, including 3 tenders of