JUDGMENT :

The petitioner has instituted the writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking inter alia setting aside and quashing of an work order bearing no. CE[H]/TB/YRS/SA[Central]/2022/19 dated 25.03.2022 [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Work Order’, for short] whereby a Contract-Work, described in detail hereinbelow, has been awarded in favour of the respondent no. 6 herein and also for a direction to the State respondents to issue a fresh Notice Inviting Tender [NIT] for the said Contract-Work.

2. The events which, according to the petitioner, have led the petitioner to institute the writ petition can be stated as follows :-

2.1. The petitioner, M/s Naga Builders & Suppliers [also referred to as ‘the petitioner firm’ hereinafter at places, for convenience] is a proprietorship firm based at Dimapur, Nagaland. The petitioner firm has stated that it carries out supplies and works contracts all over the State of Nagaland. The petitioner firm has claimed that it is a duly registered Class – I Government Contractor & Supplier with registration no. NPW/Class-I