Jitendra Maintenance Works v. The State of Bihar
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Patna High Court CWJC No.11143 of 2024, decided 26-07-2024 (NAFR; uploaded 29.07.2024). Petitioner: Jitendra Maintenance Works (owner Jitendra Kumar); counsel Anirudh Mishra and Amit Kumar Mishra. Respondents: State of Bihar (Health Department), Project Director State Health Society, BMSICL Chief General Managers (Supply Series and Administration), and private manpower/security agencies Intelligence Securety of India, Inductus Limited, Elite Falcon Pvt. Ltd., Urmila International services Pvt. Ltd., Everest Human Resource Consultants, Shiva Protection Force Pvt. Ltd., Lion Security Guard Services, Samanta Security and Intelligence Services Pvt. Ltd., King Security Guard Services Pvt. Ltd., and JMD Services Pvt. Ltd. Subject: writ challenge to empanelment of Respondent Nos. 5 to 14 through NIT No. BMSIC/20045/02-2023/01 for outsourcing manpower/job profiles under the health department; alleged e-tender inaccessibility, unverified litigation declarations, inadequate agency pool for about 50,000 workers, empanelment without experience certificates. Result: petition dismissed as mala fide exercise and abuse of process; cost of Rs. 5000/- imposed on petitioner payable to Bihar State Legal Services Authority within two weeks, recoverable via District Magistrate; judgment copy to Member Secretary, BLSA. Bench: K. Vinod Chandran, CJ (author) and Nani Tagia, J. No statutory provisions or precedent cases were cited in the judgment.