Prompt Engineering Company v. The Commissioner

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.07.2023 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and M.P.(MD)Nos.1, 1, 2, 2, and 3 of 2015 W.P.(MD)No.15969 of 2015:- Prompt Engineering Company, Rep. by its Proprietor, PL.Nachiappan, C7, Ground Floor, GST Road, IHFD Nagar, Pallavaram, Chennai. ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Commissioner, Devakottai Municipality, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

2.Dharani Associates, (Declared Successful Bidder), C/o. the Commissioner, Devakottai Municipality, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the 1st Respondent in his Tender Summary Reports dated 14.08.2015 published on-line and quash the same on the ground that the same in arbitrary, illegal and without any legal basis and consequently directing the 1st Respondent to conduct fresh tender for the work of operation and maintenance of street light for a period of one year from 2015 in the 1st Respondent Municipality. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Poorna Chandran, For Mr.K.N.Govardhanan. For Respondents : Mr.Mohamed Imran for R1. W.P.(MD)No.15704 of 2015:- Sunrise Solar Systems, Rep. by its Proprietor, Vijayan S/o. Murugan, 143, Kamatchiamman Street, Kancheepuram -631 501. ... Petitioner Vs. The Commissioner, Devakottai Municipality, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. ... Respondent Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the Respondent in his E-Tendering Notice No.E1/629/2015 dated 14.08.2015 and quash the same and consequently directing the Respondent to conduct fresh tender for the operation and maintenance of street light for a period of one year for 2015 in the Respondent Municipality. For Petitioner : Mr.R.M.Arun Swaminathan For Respondent : Mr.Mohamed Imran COMMON ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioners informs the Court that the matters have become infructuous and nothing survives for further adjudication.

2.Recording the said submission, these writ petitions are dismissed as infrcutuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. ias

12.07.2023