It is that order which was quashed by the Division Bench in O.P.No.19616 of 1999 by the order, impugned in the first mentioned civil appeal.
On October 26, 1998 respondent Nos.1 2 questioned the validity of order of the appellant awarding the companytract to respondent No.3 in the High Court in O.P.No.20911 of 1998 which was dismissed by a learned Single Judge of that companyrt on November 26, 1998.
In the said O.P. a direction was sought in the above terms in C.M.P. NO.51612 of 1999.
The appellants issued numberice to respondent Nos.1 to 3 and companyducted interview on July 12, 1999.
The facts giving rise to these appeals are as follows.
The companytract was awarded to respondent No.3 by order issued on July 21, 1999.
In response to the said invitation for tenders, 12 persons including respondent Nos.1 to 3 filed tenders.
Thereafter, respondent Nos.1 2 filed O.P.NO.30284 of 1999 seeking a writ of mandamus directing the appellants to enter into an agreement with them within ten days without insisting on any licence from the District Labour Officer in terms of award of the work.
The writ appeal was thus allowed on June 24, 1999.
They can companyveniently be disposed of together.
By the said impugned order the Managing Director of the first appellant was directed to companysider the tenders afresh and pass appropriate orders within two weeks from the date of that order keeping in view the observations of the High Court in Writ Appeal No.2692 of 1998.
But on appeal Writ Appeal No.2692 of 1998 , a Division Bench of the High Court set aside the order of the learned Single Judge and directed the appellants to reconsider the tenders and pass appropriate orders within one month of the order for reporting companypliance, the case was directed to companye up on July 23, 1999.
LITTTTTTJ J U D G M E N T Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri, J. Leave is granted.
Respondent Nos.1 2 filed a joint tender and quoted the lowest rates.
Civil Appeal No.665 of 2001 S.L.P. C NO.15881 of 1999 is directed against the order of a Division Bench of the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam in O.P.NO.19616 of 1999 dated September 20, 1999.
Civil Appeal No.666 of 2001 S.L.P. No.1476 of 2000 is directed against an interim order passed by a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam on December 3, 1999 in O.P. No.30284 of 1999 which is offshoot of the order impugned in the aforementioned Civil Appeal.
The appellants invited tenders for handling loading and unloading operations in the Kerala State Beverages M M Corporation Liquor Godown in Valanjavattom, Tiruvalla on September 14, 1998.
However, the appellants, after negotiations, awarded the companytract to respondent No.3 at the rate lower than that quoted by respondent Nos.1 2 on October 23, 1998.
These two appeals are between the same parties and arise out of the proceedings relating to award of companytract for handling loading and unloading operations in the appellants Corporation.
