ORDER :

(Common Prayer: Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus or any other writ or order in the nature calling for the records and to quash the technical evaluation of the 2nd respondent dated 08.06.2022 with relation to the petitioner in Tender ID No.:2022_SROTN_146464_1 in Tender reference No.SRCC/PT/179/TNSO/2021-22 and consequentially direct the respondents to permit the petitioners to participate in the price bid.)

1. The petitioner has challenged the rejection of its technical bid by the respondent/Oil Corporation under the impugned orders both dated 08.06.2022.

2. The petitioner is a transport contractor. He has submitted his bid in the auction conducted by the respondent/Oil Corporation for appointment of transport contractors. Under the impugned orders, the petitioner's bid has been rejected during technical evaluation by the respondent/Oil Corporation for the reason "Bidder has striked off declaration - I stating NA in the attachment - 11". According to the respondent/Oil Corporation, the said declaration submitted by the petitioner is invalid as the petitioner has erroneously struck of the declarat