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A. K. JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, SYAM KUMAR V. M.
V. D. Satheesan M. L. A – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala, Represented By The Chief Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J.
This writ petition is styled as a Public Interest Litigation and has been instituted by the petitioner who is the Leader of the Opposition of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The petitioner essentially challenges the award of the contract for implementation of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network [KFON] project to the consortium comprising of Bharat Electronics Limited, RailTel Corporation of India Limited, Sobha Renaissance Information Technology Pvt. Ltd and LS Cable India Private Limited [hereinafter referred to as the “BEL Consortium”] for an amount of Rs.1628.35 Crores, after finding their quote to be the lowest among the three qualified consortium bidders that had participated in the tender process. It might be relevant to observe at the outset that none of the unsuccessful tenderers have challenged the award of the contract to the BEL Consortium.
2. The prayers in the writ petition are essentially to call for the records leading to Ex.P7 sanction order and to quash the same, as also to quash all the consequential orders and decisions taken following Ext.P7 order. There is a further prayer for a writ of mandamus to direct the Central Bureau of
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