Ashok Kumar Jalan v. State of Odisha
Writ Petition (Orissa High Court) – Tender – Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) – Refund
Case brief
What is this about?
Refund of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) after unsuccessful tender bid; unsuccessful bidder entitled to refund; withholding of EMD unreasonable and without plausible reason; direction to credit EMD to newly furnished bank account within two weeks; EMD amount not quantified in order; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, W.P.(C) No.34028 of 2025, Ashok Kumar Jalan v. State of Odisha and others, order dated 19.01.2026; bench: Harish Tandon, Chief Justice with Murahari Sri Raman (M.S. Raman), Judge; disposed with directions; advocate for petitioner: Prabodha Chandra Nayak; Addl. Govt. Advocate: Debashis Tripathy.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the competent authority to remit the withheld Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) and credit it to the bank account furnished by the petitioner within two weeks from the date of communication of the order.