JUDGMENT :

M. Sathyanarayanan, J.

1. By consent, both the writ appeals are taken up for final disposal and disposed of by this common judgment, as the impugned order passed in the writ petition is also a common one.

W.A. No. 2785 of 2018 against W.P. No. 13266 of 2018:

2.1. The appellant claims that he is a Railway Contractor and the 1st respondent namely Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has floated a notice inviting Tender for setting up operation and management of food plazas at 24 railway stations all over India including Chennai Central Railway Station at Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The Bids have to be submitted in two parts namely Part 'A' consisting of Technical and other conditions as laid down in the bid document. Part 'B' consisting of financial bid as per the conditions laid down in the bid document. The bidders have to submit the Earnest Money Deposit of Rs. 3,00,000/- along with the bids and the successful bidder would be informed about the award of license within 150 days of opening of the bid. It is further averred in the affidavit that the scope of the works is to provide a space on “as-is-where-is” basis and the Licencee have to construct the b