Sanjit Yadav v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC1 Sept 2025CWJC/4669/2025

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Sanjit Yadav v. State of Bihar (Public Health Engineering Department), Patna High Court CWJC No.4669 of 2025, decided 01-09-2025. Keywords: security money withholding/refund; NIT no. 08/2024-25; tender allotted to other bidder; representation dated 24.01.2025 not considered; direction to examine representation and redress strictly in accordance with law; speaking order; six-week compliance timeline. Petitioner's counsel: Siyaram Pandey, Dewesh Kumar Pandey; State counsel: Kinkar Kumar (SC 9), Ashutosh Kr. Upadhyay (AC to SC 9).

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Direction to the concerned authority to examine the petitioner's representation dated 24.01.2025, redress it strictly in accordance with law, and communicate a speaking order to the petitioner, completing the exercise within six weeks from receipt of the order. ¶¶23

Sanjit Yadav Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4669 of 2025

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Sanjit Yadav, male, aged about 40 years, son of Sudhan Rai @ Sudhan Yadav, resident of village and post-Kamrauli, P.S-Piparahi, Disst-Sheohar.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Mechanical Circle, Motihari.

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The Executive Engineer, Public Health, Division, Dhaka.

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... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Siyaram Pandey, Advocate Mr. Dewesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For State : Mr. Kinkar Kumar, SC 9 Mr. Ashutosh Kr. Upadhyay, AC to SC 9 ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and

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HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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(Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)

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4 01-09-2025

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In the instant writ petition, petitioner has prayed for

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the following reliefs :

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“I. To make payment of the Security money deposited by the petitioner in Re-tender Invitation Notice NIT no. 08/2024-25 which is wrongly and in illegal manner withheld by the respondents for which the petitioner is legally entitled for as the said tender is allotted to some other contractor/bidder.

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II. And/or be pleased to pass such other order/orders which may be deemed fit

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Patna High Court CWJC No.4669 of 2025(4) dt.01-09-2025

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and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

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2. In support of the aforementioned reliefs, petitioner had submitted representation on 24.01.2025 and it has not been considered by the concerned authority.

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3. The concerned authority is hereby directed to examine the petitioner’s representation and redress the same strictly in accordance with law. In this regard, speaking order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioner. The above exercise shall be completed within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order.

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(P. B. Bajanthri, ACJ)

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(Alok Kumar Sinha, J)

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GAURAV S./- U

Sanjit Yadav v. The State of Bihar

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