Sumit Jethi v. Nagar Palika Parishad Nainital
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous writ petition; tender challenge rendered moot by passage of time. Sumit Jethi v. Nagar Palika Parishad, Nainital (respondent no.1; counsel D.S. Patni, Senior Counsel, assisted by Bhupendra Bisht and Ajay Bisht; petitioner's counsel Manish Bisht) sought certiorari against Tender Evaluation Committee minutes dated 18.03.2025 declaring his technical bid non-responsive, mandamus to treat the bid as responsive and compliant, and certiorari against the tender notice dated 18.03.2025 for vehicle parking at Mallital Flat Ground. Per Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J., with Subhash Upadhyay, J. Dismissed as infructuous on 01.04.2026; pending applications disposed. Neutral citation 2026:UHC:2320-DB. Keywords: technical bid non-responsive; tender evaluation committee; Nagar Palika Parishad Nainital; Mallital Flat Ground parking tender; Uttarakhand High Court.
What did the court decide?
The relief claimed in the writ petition has been rendered infructuous by efflux of time.