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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH
PRANJAL DAS
L.Y. Enterprises, Arunachal Pradesh – Appellant
Versus
State of Arunachal Pradesh, Represent by Secretary, Department of Rurual Development – Respondent
Judgment :
Pranjal Das, J.
Heard Mr. P.D. Nair, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. N. Ratan, learned Additional Advocate General for the State of Arunachal Pradesh/respondent Nos. 1 to 4 and Mr. D. Soki, learned counsel for the respondent No. 5.
2. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner firm, being aggrieved, by the order dated 02-05-2025 passed by the respondent authorities with regard to NIT dated 11-04-2025, whereby the bid of the petitioner firm was rejected and that of the respondent No. 5/private respondent was accepted. The petitioner firm, after passing the technical evaluation, emerged as the lowest bidder during the financial evaluation; but its bid was rejected as the bid amount was stated to be a minus 10 percent, which was above the justified rate fixed at 7.31%. It is stated that the petitioner firm is a registered Class-II contractor under the Arunachal Pradesh Enlistment of Contractors in Works Department Rules, 2008 and that it has a valid trading license as well as GST registration.
3. It is further stated that the respondent No. 4, being Project Director, Rural Development Department i
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