JUDGMENT :

1. Writ-C No. 6210 of 2022 (M/S M/S Rhetoric Technologies Pvt. Ltd Thru. Authorised Representative And Another vs. State Of U.P. Thru.Prin.Secy.Transport Sectt. And 6 Others is taken along with Writ-C No. 6534 of 2022 (M/S Rosmerta Technologies Ltd. Lucknow Thru. Its Authorized Signatory vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Transport Secrt.) as both the writ petitions challenge the same decision taken by the State Government on almost same grounds.

2. The challenge in the writ petitions is to the minutes of the meeting dated 23.06.2022 and also to the publication of results dated 27.07.2022/28.07.2022 to the extent that it qualifies and includes the name of the Consortium of respondent nos. 5, 6 & 7. A further prayer has been made for a direction to the respondent nos. 1 to 4 to proceed with the tender in terms of the recommendations of the Bid Evaluation Committee which was constituted by the Transport Commissioner, copy of whose recommendations were sent by the Transport Commissioner to the State Government for approval.

3. When the Writ-C No. 6210 of 2022 was filed, this Court was pleased to pass a detailed interim order on 12.09.2022 which is being quoted hereinbelow: