Petitioner sought refund of Earnest Money Deposit via writ petition. Respondent counsel submitted the amount was refunded on 28.01.2021, a fact accepted by petitioner's counsel. Court found no need to proceed further and disposed of the petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 61 of 2021
S.G. Projects Ltd., Kolkata through its Director Ajay Singh
… … Petitioner
… … Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR
----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sameer Sahay, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Rupesh Singh, Advocate
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02/25.02.2021 The present writ petition is taken up today through Video conferencing.
The instant writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondents to forthwith refund the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) to the extent of Rs. 16,00,000/- deposited along with the tender with respect to Request for Proposal as contained in RFP No. 05/2019 dated 26.02.2019, particularly in view of the fact that even after lapse of more than one year from the date of finalization of the tender, the said EMD deposited by the petitioner has not been refunded to it, which is violation of Clause 15.3 of the Request for Proposal as it provides for refund of EMD within 30 days of declaration of successful bidder.
Mr. Rupesh Singh, the learned counsel for the respondents, submits that the aforesaid amount of EMD of the petitioner has already been refunded to it by the respondents on 28.01.2021.
Mr. Sameer Sahay, the learned counsel for the petitioner,
accepts the said fact.
Considering the said development which has taken place in the matter, there is no need to further proceed in the present writ petition. The same is accordingly disposed of.
Manish
S.G. Projects Ltd.
Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.
RAJESH SHANKAR
As recorded by the court registry
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