IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NOs.9070 OF 2019 & 9624 OF 2019 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN:
1. M/S MPM AGENCY, PROPRIETARY FIRM, HAVING OFFICE AT NO.28/1 2ND MAIN, 3RD CROSS, GOVINDARAJANAGARA, BENGALURU-560040, REP BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SRI.K.S.SANTHOSH KUMAR.
2. SRI.K.S. SANTHOSH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, S/O SOMASUNDAR K T R/AT SBM ATM ROAD, KAMALA NIVAS, K.R.PET-571431, MANDYA DISTRICT.
(BY SMT BHARATHI M, ADV. FOR … PETITIONERS SRI VENKATESH R BHAGAT, ADV. ) AND:
THE COMMISSIONER SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, M.S.BUILDINGS, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001.
… RESPONDENT (BY SRI VIJAY KUMAR A PATIL, AGA) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE IMPUGNED TENDER NOTIFICATION DATED 13.02.2019 AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Smt. Bharathi.M, learned counsel for Sri.Venkatesh R. Bhagat, learned counsel for the petitioners.
Sri.Vijay Kumar A. Patil, learned counsel for the respondent.
The petitions are admitted for hearing. With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
2. In these petitions, the petitioners inter alia have prayed for the following reliefs:
“a) Call for the records pertaining to the impugned Tender Notification bearing No.SWD:ED4:CR-11/2018-19 dated 13/02/2019 at Annexure-A;
b) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ quashing the impugned Tender Notification at No.SWD:ED4:CR- 11/2018-19 dated 13/02/2019 at Annexure-A issued by the Respondent;
c) Pass such other order or directions as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the interest of justice and equity.”
3. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that even though a period of seven days was mentioned in the tender notification, yet, the petitioner including seven more bidders have submitted their bids.
4. In view of the aforesaid submission and taking into account the fact that the petitioner has submitted its bid within the time prescribed in the tender notification, nothing survives for adjudication in these writ petitions. Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE dn/-