JUDGMENT

1. Dr. B.R. Sarangi,J. The Petitioner, who is a Special Class Contractor registered under the P.W.D. Contractors Registration Rules, 1967, has filed this writ petition seeking to quash the letter dated 13.06.2022 under Annexure-4, whereby a communication has been made by opposite party no.4 to opposite party no.5 that the bid of the petitioner submitted for the work 'Improvement to Road and C.D. works under PMGSY' for the Package No.OR-02-488/PMGSY-III (B-III) in the district of Balasore has been rejected by opposite party no.3, as per recommendation made in Bid Evaluation Committee Meeting held on 10.06.2022, and direction has been issued to go for rebidding of the said package, and to issue direction to the opposite parties to accept the petitioner's bid for the aforesaid work in terms of recommendation of opposite party no.5, vide letter dated 03.06.2022 under Annexure-3, within a stipulated period.

2. The epitome of facts leading to filing of this writ petition are that opposite party no.4-Chief Engineer, PMGSY in the office of the Engineer-in-Chief, Rural Works, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, invited public tender notice no.1056 dated 11.04.2022 for various packages of works, inc