Heard Mr. B. Chakraborty, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. P.K. Roy, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

2. The re-tender of the work of transportation of food grains/sugar/allied materials from Railway Siding/FSD Gossaigaon to FCI FSD Balajan via Weighbridge is the subject matter of challenge in the present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

3. The case projected by the petitioner in this writ petition is that the distance between Railway Siding/FSD Gossaigaon to FCI FSD Balajan via Weighbridge is 58 km. In respect of the same transportation work, the FCI authorities had earlier issued a NIT on 03.12.2015. In the said tender process, the contract was awarded to M/s. Sagar Basumatary for a period of 2 years at the quoted rate of Rs.902/- per MT. However, after about 6 (six) months from the commencement of the contract work, on the ground that the route of 58 km was not pliable, the FCI authorities had paid the said contractor charges at the rate of Rs.1771.84as against the contract rate of Rs.902/- per MT per KM. for the remaining 14 months out of total contract period of 22 months. The respondents had ther