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Jayakumar v. The District Collector

Madras HC3 Jun 2026WP(MD)/674/2025

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What is this about?

Madras High Court, Madurai Bench | W.P.(MD)No.674 of 2025 | Jayakumar v. The District Collector, Nagercoil & Ors. (Edaicode Town Panchayat officials) | Coram: Hemant Chandangoudar, J. | Decided 03-06-2026 | Keywords: Article 226 mandamus; e-procurement tender; NSMT - 2023-2024-Phase-2; paver block roads, Edaicode Town Panchayat, Kanyakumari District; estimate Rs. 3,12,00,000/-; tender notification dated 15.11.2024; financial bids opened; work completed; dismissed as infructuous; no costs; no precedents discussed.

What did the court decide?

Since the financial bids were opened and the work has been completed, nothing survives for further adjudication in the writ petition. ¶23

Jayakumar Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P.(MD)No.674 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 03-06-2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

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W.P(MD) No. 674 of 2025

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Jayakumar

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.. Petitioner

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Vs. -

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The District Collector, Office of the Collectorate, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

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The Executive Officer, Edicode Town Panchayat, Kanyakumari District.

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Assistant Director, Edicode Town Panchayat, Kanyakumari District. .. Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to open E-Price-Bid in the petitioner's online application - E Procurement System, regarding the online tender invited work order in the name of NSMT - 2023-2024-Phase-2 for an estimate amount of Rs.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.674 of 2025

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3,12,00,000/- based on the petitioner's representation dated 17.12.2024,

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23.12.2024 within stipulated time by this Court.

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr.Kannan Gurusami

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For Respondent(s) : Mr.M.Mahaboob Athiff Government Advocate

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ORDER

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The petitioner is before this Court for a direction to the respondents to open his financial bid pursuant to the tender notification dated 15.11.2024 inviting bids for laying paver block to Pandaravilai Chekittavilai Road, Panavilai Pilavilai Road, etc., in Edaicode Town Panchayat, Kanyakumari District.

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It is submitted by the learned Government Advocate for the respondents that the tender was for the year 2024 and the writ petition was filed in the year 2025. He further submitted that pursuant to the opening of the financial bids, the work has been completed. Hence, as of today, nothing survives for further adjudication in this writ petition.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.674 of 2025

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