Honble VERMA, J.–The petitioner Associated Lime Stone Limited, a registered company, is aggrieved against not opening the `price bid submitted by the petitioner in response to the calling of the tenders vide Annexure-1 by the Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Ltd. respondent. The respondent No. 1 had called for short term NIT for supply of Crystalline Calcareous Additive vide the publication dated 1.3.2001. The details and quantity and required was as under:-

A.I.% - Maximum 3%

Mgo - Maximum 1%

R203 - Maximum 0.75%

Cao - Minimum 51%

Size : Minimum 2" Maximum 12"

(2). The conditions of the tender were that (1) the tenderer should have operative mines; (2) should have valid mining lease for Calcite; (3) should have valid approved mien plan from Indian Bureau of Mines. It was further directed that the tenderer shall be pre-qualified on the basis of documents furnished in support of the bid. The price bid of the only qualified and technocommercially accepted tenders were to be opened. The other conditions are reproduced as under:-

The tenderer will be prequalified on the basis of the following criteria:

(i) should have operative Mines, Minerals Traders are not eligible.

(ii) should have valid

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