(Writ petition been filed praying for the issue of a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the first respondent, in Letter No.CE/D/ED/EEC/AEE/Civil/F.CD/D.109/2006 dated 17.2.2006 insofar as the clause "the value not less than Rs.15 Lakhs in single contract" in the Bid Qualification requirement and quash the same as illegal.)

This writ petition has been filed praying for the issue of a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the first respondent, in Letter No.CE/D/ED/EEC/AEE/Civil/F.CD/D.109/2006 dated 17.2.2006 insofar as the clause "the value not less than Rs.15 Lakhs in single contract" in the Bid Qualification requirement and quash the same as illegal.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he is a registered Class-I contractor with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. He has done several civil works with the Board. He applied for a tender with respect to casting of 6600 Nos. of 7.50 metres and 6328 Nos. of 8 metres poles as per REC design. The contention of the writ petitioner is that the 2nd respondent, Chief Engineer/Distribution, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Erode region, introduced a new clause in the tender, which is not found in the previous tenders