JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying this Court to issue a writ of certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the impugned notice issued by the 1st respondent dated 27.02.2023 in Tender Ref. RC No.613/PUR-1/2023 insofar as it relates to Criteria III (3), (4) and (5) and quash the same.)

1. Challenging the eligibility criteria fixed by the respondents in the tender document calling for tender relating to facility management service, the present petition has been filed, alleging that the fixation of eligibility criteria is in violation of Article 14, 19 (1) (g) and is violative of the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998.

2. It is the averment of the petitioner that the petitioner company is in the field of facility management service and is a company of repute, being awarded with contract for the upkeep and maintenance of 54 Government Hospitals and also the Integrated Hospital Facility Management Services at Osmania General Hospital.

3. It is the further averment of the petitioner that the 1st respondent invited tender for House Keeping, Sanitation and Security Services for the Government Schools. However, the condit