Kerala High Court
Rajesh Babu vs Chairman And Managing Director on 4 May, 2022
WA No.514/2022 1/3
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.G. AJITHKUMAR
Wednesday, the 4th day of May 2022 / 14th Vaisakha, 1944
WA NO. 514 OF 2022
AGAINST JUDGMENT DATED 13.04.2022 IN WP(C) 8370/2022 OF THIS COURT
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APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS:
1. RAJESH BABU,AGED 45 YEARS,S/O. M.V.BABU, KARTHIKA, KOTTAPURAM,
KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM-695 531, PROPRIETOR, UNIVERSAL TELE SERVICES,
ST. GEORGE BUILDING, PULAMON P.O, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM 691 531.
2. K.C. JOSEPH, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O.K.K.CHACKO, CHOOLAYI (H),
AVALOOKUNNU P.O., PUNNAMADA, ALLEPPEY-688 006, PROPRIETOR, MEGA
TRADING CORPORATION, CHOOLAYIL TOWERS, THATHAMPALLY P.O, FINISHING
POINT, ALAPPUZHA 688 013.
3. G. MANOJ KUMAR, AGED 40 YEARS,S/O. GOPALAKRISHNA MADHU NIVAS,
THATHAMPALLY P.O., ALLEPPEY-688 013, PROPRIETOR, DREAM
COMMUNICATIONS, MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, VEDIMARA JUNCTION, NORTH PARAVUR,
ERNAKULAM 683 520.
4. S. ANIL KUMAR,AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.SIVARAMA PILLAI, ESWARY NILAYAM,
PUNNAMOODU, VARKALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 0141, PROPRIETOR,
AS COMMUNICATIONS, EASWARI NILAYAM, PUNNAMOODU, VARKALA,
TRIVANDRUM-695 141.BY ADV.SRI.SREEKUMAR G.CHELUR AND
ADV.SRI.L.RAJESH NARAYAN IYER
RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS 1 TO 6/3RD PETITIONER:
1. CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., 702,
BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., 702, BHARAT SANCHAR BHAWAN, BSNL C.O,
JANPATH, NEW DELHI 110 001.
2. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., O/O. OF THE
CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, BSNL, KERALA CIRCLE, DOOR SANCHAR BHAWAN, PMG
JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033
3. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (S&M-CM), BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD.,
O/O. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, BSNL, KERALA CIRCLE, DOOR SANCHAR
BHAWAN, PMG JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033
4. THE GENERAL MANAGER, BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., O/O. THE GENERAL
MANAGER TELECOM, ERNAKULAM 682 016.
5. THE GENERAL MANAGER, BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., O/O. THE GENERAL
MANAGER TELECOM, PATHANAMTHITTA 689 101.
6. THE GENERAL MANAGER, BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., O/O. THE GENERAL
MANAGER TELECOM, KOLLAM-691 001
7. SEBASTIAN THOMAS, PROPRIETOR, ANUPAM FOODS, KALLEL COMPLEX,
THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI 685 584.BY SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.K.RAM KUMAR AND
STANDING COUNSEL SRI.T.RAMAPRASAD UNNI
WA No.514/2022 2/3
Prayer for interim relief in the Writ Appeal stating that in
the circumstances stated in the appeal memorandum, the High Court be
pleased to stay all further proceedings pursuant to Exts.P2 to P5
and dierct the respondents not to proceed further with Exts.P2,P3,P4
and EOI's issued incorporating S.2B(g) and not to issue any fresh
EOI incorporating S.2B (g), pending disposal of the writ appeal, in
the interst of justice.
This Writ Appeal coming on for admission on 04.05.2022 upon
perusing the appeal memorandum, the court on the same day passed the
following:
ORDER
We have heard Sri.Sreekumar Chelur, learned counsel appearing
for the appellants and we are of the view that this appeal deserves
to be admitted. It is so ordered.
Sri.K.Ram Kumar, learned Senior Counsel, instructed by
Sri.T.Ramaprasad Unni, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents,
argued that an interim order, can be issued in this case only taking
note of the dictum declared by this court in Pushkarraj
Constructions Pvt.Ltd and others V. Silppi Constructions and
Contractors (2019(3) KHC 566), adding that none of the tenderers are
on record.
We do not propose to enter into this issue at this stage and
leave it to be decided at the time when it is finally decided.
Resultantly, all action pursuant to the impugned judgment will
remain bound by the final decision to be arrived by this court.
List after a month.
04/05/2022 Sd/-DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN,JUDGE
Sd/-P.G.AJITHKUMAR,JUDGE
WA No.514/2022 3/3
EXT.P2:TRUE COPY OF THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR ERNAKULAM
BA EOI NO.KRLCO-15/13 (12)/8/2020-S AND M-CM DATED 22.02.2022.
EXT.P3:TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
(EOI) FOR PATHANAMTHITTA BA EOI NO.KRLCO-15/13 (12)/7/2020-S AND M-
CM PARRT (1) DATED 22.02.2022.
EXT.P4:TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
(EOI) FOR KOLLAM BA-EOI NO.KRLCO-15/13(12)/3/2020-S AND M-CM DATED
23.02.2022.
EXT.P5:TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 25.02.2022 ADDRESSED TO THE 2ND
RESPONDENT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
04-05-2022 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar
