M/S Arika Enterprises Thr.Proprietor Vaibhav Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Panchayati Raj Lko and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
AHC Lucknow Bench DB 02.04.2025, Writ-C 3107/2025, M/s Arika Enterprises v. State of U.P. (Panchayati Raj); writ disposed of adopting earlier order in Writ C 2939/2025; mineral transportation tender cancelled/not finalized; fresh tender per statutory bye-laws; interim extension of existing contractors' contracts per Government Order dated 11.01.2016; Principal Secretary apology accepted with strict-compliance condition; video conferencing non-joining officers to appear in person; petitioner counsel Ashish Verma, Ashish Kumar Pandey; respondent counsel C.S.C.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of in terms of the Court's earlier order in Writ C No. 2939 of 2025: the impugned order is rendered otiose, the impugned tender process is not to be finalized, a fresh tender process is to be initiated in terms of the statutory bye-laws, existing contractors' contracts are to be extended in the interregnum per the Government Order dated 11.01.2016, and the Principal Secretary's apology is accepted subject to strict future compliance.