This court dismissed a writ petition challenging an CIL result as infructuous, holding that since the petitioner emerged as the lowest bidder (L2) on financial bid opening, the challenge could not survive for consideration.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN
FRIDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022 / 11TH BHADRA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 15228 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
RAJI MATHEW & CO.
PAMPLANIYIL, BHARANANGANAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN
- 686 578, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SHRI.
RAJI MATHEW.
BY ADVS.
SANTHOSH MATHEW
ARUN THOMAS
ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL
ABI BENNY AREECKAL
LEAH RACHEL NINAN
MATHEW NEVIN THOMAS
KURIAN ANTONY MATHEW
RESPONDENT/S:
1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS, TRANSPORT BHAWAN,1, PARLIAMENT STREET, NEW DELHI - 1100012 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PWD, NATIONAL HIGHWAY (CENTRAL) CIRCLE, VYTTILA, KOCHI, KERALA - 682019.3 THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA - 6950334 THE REGIONAL OFFICER, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA - 6950335 SENIOR FINANCE OFFICER, CE, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA6950336 DEPUTY SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS (CENTRAL) CIRCLE, VYTTILA, KOCHI, KERALA- 6820197 M/S AF INFRASTRUCTURE PVT LTD, 2ND FLOOR, ROYALE PLAZA, BRIDGE ROAD, ALUVA - 683101 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER8 M/S VKJ INFRASTRUCTURES, V/35, VARAPETTY P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM-686691 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNERWP(C) NO. 15228 OF 2022
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9M/S THERUVATH BUILDERS,
VIII/240, THERUVATH BUILDINGS UZHAVOOR P.O.,
KOTTAYAM- 686634 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING
PARTNER
10M/S AKSHAYA BUILDERS,
WESTON ARCADE, MARKET PO, VELLOORKUNNAM,
MUVATTUPUZHA- 686673 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING
PARTNER.
BY ADVS.
MANU S., ASG OF INDIA
ADVOCATE GENERAL OFFICE KERALA
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 02.09.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT Dated this the 2nd day of September, 2022
Indisputably, on opening the financial bid, the petitioner turned out to be L2. In such circumstances, the challenge raised in this writ petition does not survive for consideration. The Writ Petition is hence dismissed as infructuous.
Sd/-
V.G.ARUN
JUDGE
RK
Raji Mathew & Co.
Union of India
M/s AF Infrastructure Pvt Ltd
M/s VKJ Infrastructures
M/s Theruvath Builders
M/s Akshaya Builders
V.G. Arun
As recorded by the court registry
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