from the pleadings and the documents on record and from the submissions made by the learned Counsels for the parties are that the Notice Inviting Tender for the project in question was issued by the Respondent BCCL on 16.08.2023, in response to which, the Appellant and the Respondent No.8 had submitted their respective bid documents. The Appellant Company vide the Board Resolution dated 07.11.2023 had authorised its Director Lalti Devi for the purpose of participating in the tender and a Power Of Attorney dated 07.11.2023 was executed in her favour. The said Power Of Attorney was notarised before the Notary on 14.11.2023. It is also not disputed that the Appellant submitted/uploaded the bid documents on 29.11.2023, that is before the last date of submission, 01.12.2023. It 7is also not disputed that the Technical bids were opened on 04.12.2023 and the Appellant was declared technically disqualified on 06.05.2024. The extract of Tender Summary Report dated 07.05.2024 stated in the