Judgment

AMITAVA ROY, C.J. Being aggrieved and vexed by the termination of its contract for installation and operation of Audio-Visual Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) System at Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur & Sambalpur Railway Stations and at the forfeiture of the deposits made by it by way of licence fees, security deposit, performance guarantee etc., the petitioner is before this Court seeking its remedial intervention.

2. We have heard Mr. S.K. Sahoo, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. D.K. Sahoo, learned counsel for the opposite party.

3. Briefly stated, the indispensable facts are that the petitioner, in response to the tender notice dated 4.11.2010 floated by the East Coast Railway, Khurda Road Division, Bhubaneswar for awarding contract for installation and operation of Audio-Visual Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) System for Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Brahmapur, Bhadrak and Jajpur Keonjhar Road Railway Stations under Khurda Road Division, had submitted tender along with the application fees and Earnest Money Deposit (EMD). In response to the NIT dated 17.02.2010 petitioner had offered its bid as well for the same work for Sambalpur Railway Station along with the