Petitioner sought a writ against a tender process for security services and labor supply. The writ petitions were dismissed as infructuous after the petitioner submitted that the contract was awarded and work was completed subsequently.
No costs. Connected miscellaneous petitions closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 08.09.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN
W.P.Nos.31247 & 34165 of 2018 and WMP.Nos.36434 & 39698 of 2018
Colonel K Malaiappan (Retd) Proprietor, Malli Security and Detective Services (Regd), Old 959 Poonamallee High Road, Above RK Medicals, Vepperry, Chennai - 600 084. ... Petitioner in both WPs Vs
... Respondents 3 & 4 in WP.No.34165 of 2018
Prayer in WP.No.31247 of 2018: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of mandamus forebearing the fifth respondent authority from finalizing the tender process initiated under tender notification bearing No.DGM (AMB)/Infrastructure Mtce/2018-19/1 dated 25.09.2018 for engaging 48 persons for infrastructure maintenance at selected Telecom Sites Ambattur, Avadi & Poonamallee divisions under DGM (NWO) Amb in Chennai Telephones for the year 2018-2019 in favour of the bidders non fulfilling the statutory requirement and further direct the fifth respondent to finalise the tender process in favour of next available and qualified bidder complying all statutory requirements.
Prayer in WP.No.34165 of 2018: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of mandamus forebearing the respondents 3 & 4 from finalizing the tender process initiated under tender notification bearing No.GA3/MTCE BUILDING AND EXCHANGES/ETENDER/URBAN/2018-19/1 dated 06.09.2018 for engaging 54 persons for supply of unskilled labour for the maintenance of Telephone Exchanges and officers in BSNL Madurai SSA Urbn Area-2018-2019 in favour of the bidders non fulfilling the statutory requirement and further direct the fourth respondent to finalise the tender process in favour of next available and qualified bidders complying all statutory requirements.
in WP.No.31247 of 2018: For Petitioner : Mr.R.Arumugam For R1 : Mr.P.R.Ramesh Babu For R2 : Mr.S.Gopinathan in WP.No.34165 of 2018: For Petitioner : Mr.R.Arumugam For R1 : Mr.M.Soundarvijay Arul, SC For R2 to R4 : Mr.K.R.Ramesh Kumr
COMMON ORDER
Today, when these matters were taken up for consideration, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that subsequent to the filing of these writ petitions, the petitioner was awarded the contract and he also successfully completed the work and hence, nothing survives for adjudication herein.
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Assistant Registrar(CS-VI)
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Sub Assistant Registrar
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Harish Chandra Mathur Lane,
Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001.
78 Pursawalkkam High Road,
W.P.Nos.31247 & 34165 of 2018 CA(CO) CB(13/10/2021)
Colonel K Malaiappan (Retd) Proprietor, Malli Security and Detective Services
Union of India
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
The Chief General Manager, BSNL Chennai Telephones
The Principal General Manager (NWO) BSNL Chennai Telephones
The Deputy General Manager (AMB), BSNL
R.Mahadevan
As recorded by the court registry
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