tested by the application of Wednesbury principle of reasonableness but also must be free from arbitrariness. Invoking the Public Trust Doctrine, Mr. Prasad lastly submitted that Appellant’s bid was much more competitive and favourable (Rs. 700 crores approx.) to the Respondent BCCL, and by allotting the tender to the Respondent no. 8 which even otherwise was ineligible, a commensurate loss was caused to the public through the Respondent BCCL. 9. However, the learned Solicitor General Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned senior counsel Mr. Anupam Lal Das and Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, ASG appearing for Respondent no. 1 to 7 justifying the decision of Tender Evaluation Committee rejecting the Technical Bid of the Appellant, submitted that the Power of Attorney was dated 07.11.2023, which was notarized on 14.11.2023, whereas the mandatory bid documents were executed on 13.11.2023, which was not in consonance with clause 10 Part I/Cover 1 (OID) of NIT. According to them, the mandatory bid documents