JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. I. Choudhury, the learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. N.R. Surana, the learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. D. Das, the learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. D. Agarwal, the learned counsel for the respondent Nos.6. Also heard Mr. N. Deka, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.3 & 4.

2. The petitioners herein have filed the instant writ petition seeking a direction upon the respondent No.3 to forthwith rescind and/or withdraw and/or cancel the bid of the Respondent No.6 and all steps taken in pursuance of the acceptance of the bid of the Respondent No.6 including the purported declaration of the Respondent No.6 as L1 and the work order granted in favour of the Respondent No.6; for a direction upon the respondent No.3 to forthwith declare the petitioner No.1-consortium as the highest bidder (L1) and to grant the job work in Part-A of the tender bearing No.TP/LG/NRL/082176C/001 to the petitioner No.1-consortium ; for setting aside and quashing the bid of the Respondent No.6 and all steps taken in pursuance of the acceptance of the bid of the Respondent No.6 including the purported declaration of the respondent No. 6 as L1 and the