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M/S B S Builders v. State of Punjab and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC18 May 2018CWP/12751/2018

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This writ petition challenged the allotment of a public road repair work to a specific bidder due to non-compliance with technical conditions. The High Court directed the respondents to pass a speaking order on the representation filed by the petitioner, affording an opportunity of hearing within 15 days and without deciding the merits of the case.

What did the court decide?

Directive to respondent No.2 to decide the petitioner's representation by passing a speaking order after hearing within 15 days.

M/S B S Builders Vs State of Punjab… — Public Procurement and Tenders | Punjab & Haryana HC (2018)

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CWP-12751-2018

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-12751-2018

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Date of Decision: 18.5.2018

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M/s B.S. Builders, Patiala

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....Petitioner.

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Versus

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State of Punjab and others

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...Respondents.

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CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA

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PRESENT: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Girdhar, Advocate for the petitioner.

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AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, ACJ.

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In this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.2 and 3 to cancel the bid of respondent No.4 and not to allot the work of 'Special Repair of Link Roads in MC Lehra (upto PC) year 2018-19 (Group-IV) PRDB Funded' due to non-compliance of technical condition Nos. 13 and 16 of the Technical Conditions (Annexure P-2) and to consider the bid of the petitioner.

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Respondent No.3 vide Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) dated 30.4.2018 (Annexure P-1) invited bids for the work of 'Special Repair of Link Roads in MC Lehra (upto PC) year 2018-19 (Group-IV) PRDB Funded'. Along with the NIT, respondent No.3 had also issued Technical

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Gurbachan Singh 2018.05.21 16:05 Conditions (Annexure P-2). The technical bids were evaluated on I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP-12751-2018 -2-

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11.5.2018. The petitioner raised an objection before the Technical Evaluation Committee, but inspite of that, the technical bid of respondent No.4 was declared responsive. Thereafter, the financial bid was also opened in favour of respondent No.4. Accordingly, the petitioner moved a representation dated 11.5.2018 (Annexure P-3) to respondents No.2 and 3 for cancellation of tender submitted by respondent No.4 for not fulfilling the requisite conditions, but no response has been received till date. Hence, the present writ petition.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that for the relief claimed in the writ petition, the petitioner has moved a representation dated 11.5.2018 (Annexure P-3) to respondents No.2 and 3, but no action has so far been taken thereon.

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After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, perusing the present petition and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, we dispose of the present petition by directing respondent No.2 to take a decision on the representation dated 11.5.2018 (Annexure P-3), in accordance with law by passing a speaking order and after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and respondent No.4 within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order.

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(AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

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May 18, 2018 (TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA) gbs JUDGE

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Whether Speaking/Reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No

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Gurbachan Singh 2018.05.21 16:05 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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