JUDGMENT :

(Common Prayer: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writs of Certiorari, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned tender notifications issued by the respondent vide Ref.No.TNSTC/KUM/CIVILCORP/ 621-2/2021 and Ref.No.2/2021-2022 dated 25.01.2021 and 29.01.2021, respectively and quash the same in so far as the condition in

'Chapter II(2) – General conditions / instructions to the tenderer – clause 'f' – the applicant should have on going or completed project for atleast one Bus Stand Work of similar nature with value (90% of project value) not less than Rs.35 crores under a single agreement in any one of the proceeding 5 years (including the Goods and service tax (GST) amount)'

and

in the chapter II(4) – clause 'a'

'the contractor may have the option to present the tender directly or to send registered post acknowledgment due on or before the last date for receipt of tenders' as ultravires.

and pass such further or other orders as this Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.)

1. The above writ petitions raise common issues and grounds and also filed by the same entity and hence, they are taken up tog