This writ petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus forbearing the respondent and its officers from proceeding further with any action or work in regard to the tender bearing no. Bid No. 11 of 2008 dated 12.1.2008 for establishment of Sewarage Treatment Plants at Avaniyapuram and Sakkimangalam at Madurai, without considering the Financial Bid of the petitioner.

2.1 The petitioner's case, in brief, can be stated like thus:

2.2 The petitioner which is a Company registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956, was formed as a Joint Venture company in pursuance of a Memorandum of Understanding dated 19.11.2005 executed between Waterleau Global Technologies, Belgium and ION Exchange India Limited, India who hold equal shares in the petitioner company and who are the only constituents and promoter of the petitioner company.

2.3 While Waterleau Global Technologies which is a global company with its presence in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Russia, is in the business of design, engineering, fabrication, procurement and operation of water and waste water, air and off-gas, manure, bio-solid and waste treatment installation, ION Exchange India Ltd. specialises in the busine