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Madhu vs Kerala State Road Transport ... on 15 December, 2023

              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                              PRESENT

              THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI

  FRIDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2023 / 24TH AGRAHAYANA, 1945

                      W.P.(C) NO.42382 OF 2023

PETITIONER:


          MADHU, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O.ALFRED, PROPRIETOR,
          MADHUS ADVERTISING, CSI BUILDING,
          NEAR DHANAYA THEATER, KADAPPAKADA KOLLAM,
          PIN - 691 008
          BY ADVS.
          JOHNSON GOMEZ
          SANJAY JOHNSON
          JOHN GOMEZ
          SANJITH JOHNSON
          ARUN JOHNY
          ABIN JACOB MATHEW
          DEEBU R.
          ANN MARIA SEBASTIAN


RESPONDENT:


          KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,
          TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
          REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
          PIN - 695 023

          SRI DEEPU THANKAN, SC


     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
15.12.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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W.P.(C)No.42382 of 2023




                                     JUDGMENT

(Dated: 15th December, 2023)

The petitioner has approached this court for a direction to complete

the formalities pursuant to Ext.P1 tender, and grant licence to the

petitioner, who is being the highest bidder.

Sri. Deepu Thankam, standing counsel for the respondent KSRTC

submits that invoking Clause - 3 in Appendix - I, the tender has been rejected

by the corporation, and a fresh tender is to be floated now.

In view of the said submission of the counsel for the respondent that

the tender has already been rejected, the writ petition is dismissed.

Sd/-

BASANT BALAJI, JUDGE

ss

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 42382/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS:

Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER TENDER NO. ES3/029024/2023 DATED 30/10/2023 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE BID SUBMISSION CONFIRMATION DATED 7TH NOVEMBER 2023 Exhibit P3 A TRUE ONLINE PRICE SCHEDULE SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER, CONSTRUCT NO.ES3/029024/2023 DATED 30/10/2023 Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE ANNEXURE-III PROFORMA OF CERTIFICATE TO BE FURNISHED ALONG WITH TECHNICAL BID Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE BID ACKNOWLEDGEMENT GENERATED BY E-TENDERING SYSTEM GOVERNMENT OF KERALA DATED 7/11/2023 AT 1:41PM Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED NIL SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT