ORDER :

1. Heard Mr.N.V.Sumanth (M/s.Indus Law Firm), learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, Mr.Gadi Praveen Kumar, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 4, and Mr.G.Chandra Mohan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No. 5.

2. The Petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:

“…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the Respondents in disqualifying the petitioner’s bid in respect of Tender No. T-202324-2-077 dated 19.10.2023 issued by the 4th respondent as illegal, arbitrary, malafide, violative of IRSGCC April, 2022 and the conditions of tender document as well as Articles 14, 19(1)(g) & 21 of the Constitution of India and to consequently direct the respondents to accept the petitioner’s tender/bid as being eligible in all respects and to allot the tender work to the petitioner...”

3. The case of the Petitioner, in brief, as per the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the present writ petition:

(a) The Petitioner firm was founded in the year 1997 and is specialized mainly in building Railway Infrastructure