IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.35634 of 2025 Bibhu Datta Tripathy …. Petitioner Mr. Santosh Kumar Dash, Advocate -versus-

State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. Saswat Das, AGA CORAM:

THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN

ORDER

Order No. 23.12.2025

01. 1. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition assailing Clause-5 and Clause-18 of the Tender document, which are relatable to the eligibility criteria to the extent that the intending bidder must have executed similar nature of works during 2020-21 to 2024-25 duly certified by the concerned Superintendent Engineer / Executive Engineer / Assistant Engineer or equivalent in the prescribed form. Clause-18 relates to the submission of the certificate by the concerned Officer showing “similar work”, i.e., construction of a multistoried RCC framed composite building executed under one agreement for any authority/bodies of State/Central Government.

2. The foundation of the challenge to aforesaid clauses is based upon the registration of the petitioner as ‘A’ class contractor having a requisite educational qualification and all the expertise in executing the said work,