A writ petition challenging a tender notification was disposed of. The court held that since the tender had been cancelled by a subsequent order, the petition required no further consideration. The matter was discontinued with directions to explore other remedies.
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W.P. No. 31316 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 02.11.2023
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU
W.P. No. 31316 of 2023 and W.M.P. No. 30933 of 2023
M/s. Vetri Constructions, Represented by its Proprietor, Mr. T.Vetrivel, S/o. Mr. Thulukkanam, No. 9, Muthuramalingam Street, M.G.R. Nagar, Chennai – 78.
… Petitioner
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Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the open tender for the project of No. A1/18977/-2023 which published in the Greater Chennai Corporation's Tender bulletin dated 20.07.2023 issued by the Fourth Respondent quash the same and treat the same as illegal and direct the Fourth Respondent to provide work order to the
Petitioner company for the project same which published in the Greater Chennai Corporation's Tender bulletin dated 09.03.2023 in accordance with law.
For Petitioner : Mr. T.Vijayshankar For Respondents : Mrs. P.T.Ramadevi (for R1 to R5)
Mr. S.Yashwanth, Additional Government Pleader (for R6)
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Heard Mr. T.Vijayshankar, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Mrs. P.T.Ramadevi, Learned Counsel for the First to Fifth Respondent and Mr. S.Yashwanth, Learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the Sixth Respondent and perused the materials placed on record, apart from the pleadings of the parties.
In the result, the Writ Petition is disposed with the aforesaid observations.
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Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. No costs.
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kv Index: Yes/No NCS : Yes Note: Issue order copy by 31.01.2024.
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Secretariat, Chennai – 600009.
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P.D. AUDIKESAVALU, J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Writ Petition challenging the tender notification requires further adjudication after the tender was cancelled by a subsequent order.
M/s. Vetri Constructions
The Manager (SME), Zone – 10, Greater Chennai Corporation
The Assistant Executive Engineer, Unit 3, Greater Chennai Corporation
The Executive Engineer, Zone – 10, Greater Chennai Corporation
The DRO./Zonal Officer, Greater Chennai Corporation
The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation
P.D. Audikesavalu
As recorded by the court registry
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