Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral)

1. This petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging the cancellation of technical bid which petitioners had offered pursuant to the advertisement issued by the Nagar Palika Parishad, Nainital for Zoo Shuttle Services for ferrying the passengers from two pre-determined points from Mall Road, Nainital to the Zoo i.e. the destination.

2. The advertisement to this effect was published by Nagar Palika Parishad, Nainital in one daily newspaper namely, Amar Ujala, on 03.05.2015. As per the terms of the advertisement, it was a two-bid process;

a. Technical bid,

b. Financial bid.

3. Further it has been stated that as a bid security or as an earnest money, as it is called, the applicants were to deposit an amount of Rs.50,000/- in the form of FDR alongwith “bid documents”. It was further directed that the applicants shall submit both the bids i.e. Technical and Financial both, in separate envelopes, clearly superscripted over the said envelope and thereafter, to keep both the said envelopes in a single bigger envelope. Ho