JUDGMENT :

The present writ petition is taken up today through Video conferencing.

The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondents to cancel the entire process of allotment of work for “Rate Contract for Comprehensive Civil Maintenance Work of Township, BGH & CSR activities” pursuant to NIT No. CCNW/19-20/LTE- 624/TE-Civil-4010022569 (hereinafter referred to as “the said tender”) dated 25.11.2019 as the same has been conducted without following the tender norms as contained in the CVC guidelines.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was one of the bidders in the said tender. The bidding through reverse auction process for the said tender was held on 03.03.2020 and approximately 147 bids were placed including the bid of the petitioner. It is further submitted that so far as the reverse auction process is concerned, the same is generally done for purchase and selling of goods and not for rendering services. However, the present tender which was in relation to providing services was processed by the respondents through reverse auction. It is also submitted that each and every bidder in the said tender quoted the low