A writ petitioner challenged the cancellation of his L1 tender for road construction under PMGSY, alleging lack of duty to explain reasons in internal communications. The High Court dismissed the petition as the Caores had re-tendered the work and the petitioner had already bid.
Writ petition dismissed as devoid of merit; no specific relief granted.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.23850 of 2021
Pruthwiraj Patra
Petitioner
Mr. Durga Prasad Nanda, Sr. Adv. Mr. Pradeep Ku. Rout, Adv.
-versus-
State of Odisha & Ors.
…. Opp. Parties
Mr. Tarun Patnaik, ASC
CORAM:
JUSTICE S.K. MISHRA JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO
Order No.
ORDER 01.09.2021
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contract by the Opposite Party No.3 on the ground that there has been a tender fixing.
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tenderers should have submitted their bids, most of them were disqualified and the same tenderers have qualified in other different works.
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BJ
again the tenders have been floated for the self-same works and the Petitioner has already put in his bid.
( S. K.Mishra)
Judge
( Savitri Ratho )
Judge
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court can exercise writ jurisdiction to interfere with the decision of the Chief Engineer, PMGSY to cancel a tender due to probable cartelisation.
Whether the cancellation of a tender by a public authority on grounds of fixation/cartelism attracts writ intervention when the matter has been re-tendered.
Pruthwiraj Patra
State of Odisha
S.K. Mishra
Savitri Ratho
As recorded by the court registry
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