PATNA, India, Oct. 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Sept. 24:

Heard the parties

2. The petitioner in the present writ application has prayed for following reliefs:

"(i) To issue a rule NISI in the nature of writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to disclose all the relevant documents including the bid documents submitted by respondent no. 4 being one of the bidder who has been declared successful bidder after opening of the price bid as 'L1' in violation of the terms and conditions of the tender documents/ Notice Inviting Tender (NIT).

(ii) To issue a rule NISI in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to disclose the decision of the tender committee declaring the respondent no. 4 after opening of the financial bid as 'L1'

(iii) To issue a rule NISI in the nature of writ of certiorari to quash and cancel the decision of the tender committee dated 06.08.2025 by which the respondent no. 4 has been declared as 'L1'

(iv) To issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the matter afresh and be further pleased to direct that the work should be awarded to the bidder who has submitted the bid complying all the provisions of NIT."

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act and has approached this Hon'ble Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, being aggrieved by the decision of the Tender Evaluation Committee dated 06.08.2025, whereby respondent no. 4 has been declared as the successful bidder (L1) in complete violation of the mandatory terms and conditions of the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT). It is contended that the tender in question was issued by respondent no. 2 and respondent no. 3 vide advertisement no. EST/01/25 for "Hiring of agency for providing Security and Housekeeping service for the L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga." The learned counsel points out that the said tender invited as per section III Special Conditions of Contract, the intending bidders were required to comply besides other terms and conditions of the NIT, one of the terms & conditions which forms part of Section no. III of the Special Conditions of Contract (Relevant clauses of NIT- Annexure-P/1 AND Format of the Financial Bid- Annexure-P/2), the relevant clause (iii) reads thus:-

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