JUDGMENT :

MANISH CHOUDHURY, J.

1. The writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioner, a company registered under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, assailing the decision of the Technical Bid Evaluation Committee taken in a meeting held on 16.02.2021 wherein the technical bid submitted by the petitioner in response to a Press Notice bearing no. GMC-81/2020/5 dated 02.01.2021 had been declared to be non-responsive. A further direction to the State respondent authorities is sought for to consider the technical bid submitted by the petitioner and to open its financial bid.

2. The impugned decision of the Technical Bid Evaluation Committee dated 16.02.2021 is relatable to a competitive bidding process initiated for the contract work “Construction of New Medical College centering MMCH and Kalapahar campus along with 800 Bedded General Hospital at MMCH Campus in Guwahati” [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Contract Work’ for easy reference].

3. A Press Notice bearing no. GMC-81/2020/5 was published by the Chief Engineer, Public Wo