I have created a sample for you. You can make use of Compare Validator
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtRate1" runat="server" Text = '<%# Eval("Rate1") %>'></asp:TextBox>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtRate2" runat="server" Text = '<%# Eval("Rate2") %>'></asp:TextBox>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:CompareValidator ID="CompareValidator1" runat="server" Operator = "LessThan" ErrorMessage="Rate1 should be less than Rate2" ControlToValidate = "txtRate1" ControlToCompare = "txtRate2"></asp:CompareValidator>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Update" />
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.Columns.AddRange(new DataColumn[2] { new DataColumn("Rate1"), new DataColumn("Rate2") });
dt.Rows.Add(12, 25);
dt.Rows.Add(34, 29);
dt.Rows.Add(10, 11);
dt.Rows.Add(45, 14);
GridView1.DataSource = dt;
GridView1.DataBind();
}
}