GUWAHATI, India, Dec. 4 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Oct. 4:

1. Heard Mr. B.P. Borah, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Ms. B. Sharma, the learned CGC appears on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1 to 4.

2. The petitioner herein has approached this Court challenging the information that the petitioner has been found technically unsuitable in respect to the Tender No. CE-CON-DK-MIS-2025-02 on the ground of altered format of Annexure-V, para-8 submitted by the petitioner.

3. The facts leading to the filing of the present writ petition would show that a Notice Inviting Tender dated 26.06.2025 was issued thereby inviting bidders for carrying out the work pertaining to Development of staff Qtr., boundary wall, construction of drain, water supply arrangement at Shokhuvi, passenger circulating area, raising of platform no-2, approach road, staff qtr., yard drain, boundary wall, Over Head Tank at Molvom, Protection work and other ancillary work between Dhansiri-Molvom section in connection with DimapurKohima, New BG Railway line project.

4. The petitioner in pursuance to the said tender process submitted its bid along with various other bidders. However, upon carrying out the technical evaluation, the petitioner was informed vide an e-mail dated 23.10.2025 that its techno-commercial bid was found technically unsuitable on the ground that the petitioner submitted an altered format of Annexure-V, para-8. The petitioner herein being aggrieved by such rejection has approached this Court by filing the present writ petition.

5. Mr. B.P. Borah, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the Annexure-V so submitted by the petitioner is in accordance with the format stipulated in the Notice Inviting Tender and as such, the respondents were not justified in holding that the petitioner's bid was technically not responsive.

6. Taking into account the said, this Court while taking up the instant matter prior to lunch recess sought for instruction(s) from the Railway Authorities, as to whether, the contentions so made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner had submitted the Annexure-V document as per the format stipulated in the Notice Inviting Tender is correct.

7. Ms. B. Sharma, the learned CGC appearing on behalf of the respondents obtained the necessary instructions and placed the same before this Court after the lunch recess. The said instructions are kept on record and marked with the letter "X".

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