1. For the construction of the ground floor of its office complex at Bemina, Byepass. Srinagar, the Srinagar Development Authority (here-after SDA), issued tender notice under Sr. No. 10 of 1999, inviting tenders from registered class-A contractors/firms. The estimated cost of the construction given in the tender notice is Rs. 38 lacs. The tenders were supposed to be addressed to the Vice Chairman of the SDA under sealed covers on or before the specified date and time. The notice intimated that the tender documents could be had from the office of Executive Engineer, SDA, Division Srinagar, on deposits of Rs. 2000/- as their cost.

2. The NIT prescribed in specific two conditions: firstly that the tenders of the defaulting contractors, whose names had recently been published in various newspaper will not be entertained till the outstanding-, got liquiclated/reconciliated; and, secondly the contractors/firms who had executed such nature of single work amounting to Rs. 50 lacs during the proceeding five years needed to submit the tenders.

3. We are not concerned here at with rest of the conditions of the tender notice.

4. The petitioner who is said to be a registered A-class contracto

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