- (1.) Respondent No.2 is the Public Works Department, Punjab, respondent Nos.3, 4 and 5 are the Chief Engineer, Executive Engineer and the Superintending Engineer of respondent No.2; respondent Nos.6 and 7 are the Executive Engineers and the Regional Officer of the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highway; respondent No. 8 is the private respondent in whose favour the work has been granted.
(2.) The petitioner has challenged the decision of the official respondents considering his bid to be non-responsive and awarding the work to respondent No. 8.
(3.) The 2nd respondent issued a "Request for Proposal" (RFP) for the following work:- "widening to 2-lane with paved shoulder and strengthening in Km 200.950 to 221.850 & Km. 227.750 to 234.620 of NH-203 Barnala-Mansa-Sardulgarh-Sirsa road in the State of Punjab.";