JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. K.P. Pathak, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. A. Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D. Mozumdar, learned Addl. Advocate General, assisted by Mr. K. Goswami, learned Addl. Senior Govt. Advocate for the State respondent nos. 1 to 4.

2. The petitioners in these two writ petitions are common.

a. In W.P.(C) 4106/2021, the petitioners have challenged the e-Tender notice for Supply of Uniform Chadar and Mekhela/Sarees to the Anganwadi Workers and Helpers of Anganwadi Centres and Mini-Anganwadi Centres in Assam for the Financial Year 2021-22”. Moreover, also in challenge is the Corrigendum dated 10.08.2021, by which Qualification Criteria Point No. 8 in Section 1-A NIT dated 09.08.2021, was substituted.

b. In W.P.(C) 4106/2021, the following prayers have been made, viz., (a) to set aside and quash the conditions at clause no. 1, 7, 8 and 13 of Sl. No. 1 relating to eligibility of bidders qualification criteria as prescribed in Section 1-A in the NIT dated 09.08.2021 and the corrigendum dated 10.08.2021 issued by the Director, Social Wel