(1) The Travancore Devaswom Board shall conduct a joint verification of the highest bid submitted in respect of the Kuthaka items mentioned in paragraph (1) of Ext.P3 order dated 21.09.2023 in W.P.(C)No.31339 of 2023, by the Commissioner, Travancore Devaswom Board and the Senior Deputy Director, Kerala State Audit Department, Travancore Devaswom Board Audit, in the presence of the highest bidder in respect of those Kuthaka items, i.e., 8, 14, 16, 35, 38, 42, 46, 71, 84A, 88, 95, 100, 111, 119, 126, 130, 140, 141, 155, 87, 26, 99, 23, 125, 151, 77 and 81, in order to verify whether the respective bidders satisfy the eligibility criteria in Ext.P2 general and special conditions, including the conditions in clause (7) and that they are not persons disqualified under clause (7) of the general conditions on account of default in remitting the balance bid amount in respect of previous years or on account of blacklisting by the Travancore Devaswom Board, as on the last date for submission of e-tender prescribed in the e-tender notification dated 24.08.2023. The joint verification shall be conducted in the presence of the respective highest bidder and the petitioners in these writ petitions, in respect of Kuthaka items in which they have submitted their e-tender. The joint verification, in respect of Kuthaka item No.34 shall be in the presence of the petitioner in W.P.(C)No.32051 of 2023 and that in respect of Kuthaka item Nos.33 and 51 shall be in the presence of the petitioner in W.P.(C)No.32053 of 2023. Since, those Kuthaka items are already re-e-tendered vide Ext.P11 ree-tender notification dated 23.09.2023 in W.P.(C)No.32051 of 2023 [Ext.P12 in W.P.(C)No.32053 of 2023], the joint
