Maa Nanasha Printers and Anr v. The State of Assam and 3 Ors

ORDER

22.11.2024

The instant writ petition was filed challenging the request for proposal (for short, the RFP) dated 07.11.2015 as well as also seeking for a mandamus directing the respondent authorities not to divert /transfer the items of the NIT dated 04.08.2015 to the impugned expression of interest dated 08.06.2015 and the RFP dated 07.11.2015. It is seen from the materials on record, that although there was an interim direction(s) passed on 02.12.2015, not to finalize the process in pursuance to the notice dated 07.11.2015, but the said order was Page No.# 4/5 vacated by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.410/2015 vide an order dated 08.01.2016.

¶2This Court vide an order dated 08.11.2024 sought for an affidavit from the respondent authorities as to the status of the investigation so carried out, as well as also as regards as to whether the work pertaining to the expression of interest dated 08.06.2015 had been completed or not. To the said direction(s), an affidavit had been filed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Assam, stating inter alia that pursuant to the investigations, various charge-sheets were filed being Charge Sheet No.3/2018 dated 03.02.2018, Charge Sheet No.2/2020 dated 10.09.2020 and Charge Sheet No. 2/2020(Final) dated

21.10.2020 respectively. On the basis of the said charge sheets, trial is going on and as per the order dated 29.10.2024 in Special Case No. 09/2020, the next date is fixed on 30.12.2024 for furnishing the remaining part of copies to the accused persons.

¶3Insofar as the work concerning the Expression of Interest, dated

08.06.2015, the deponent of the said affidavit stated that such information could not be furnished, taking into account that all files and documents are under judicial custody.

¶4Taking into account the above, it is the opinion of this Court nothing further remains to be adjudicated in the instant writ petition, inasmuch as, the Criminal Court is in seized with the matter.

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¶5In view of the above, the instant writ petition stands closed.

¶6Accordingly, all the connected interlocutory applications are also closed in view of the above direction(s).

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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