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Pinki Devi vs The State Of Bihar
2023 Latest Caselaw 3971 Patna

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 3971 Patna
Judgement Date : 23 August, 2023

Patna High Court
Pinki Devi vs The State Of Bihar on 23 August, 2023
         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                   Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9821 of 2023
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Pinki Devi W/o- Sri Arvind Singh Village and Post-Kotwa, P.s -Kotwa, Dist- East Champaran-845437.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Bihar State Planning and Development Department, Bishweshraiya Bhavan, Bailey road, Patna.

2. The Chief Engineer Bihar State Planning and Development Department, Bishweasraiya Bhavan, Bailey road, Patna.

3. The Superintendent Engineer, LAEO, Work Circle, Muzaffarpur.

4. The Executive Engineer LAEO, work division-1, Motihari, Dist-East Champaran.

. ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

     For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr. Shashi Bhushan Singh, Advocate
     For the Respondent/s   :       Mr. Vikash Kumar, SC 11

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI)

Date : 23-08-2023

Heard learned counsels for the respective parties.

2. In the instant writ petition, petitioner has prayed for

the following relief/reliefs:

"i. For quashing the disqualify order dated 12.11.2022 and 06.04.2023 issued by the respondents Executive Engineer, LAEO, Work Division

- 1 Motihari (East Champaran) who has disobeyed & overlooked the order dt. 04.03.2023 of the Superintendent Engineer, LAEO, Work Circle- Muzaffarpur along with affidavit dt-17.08.2022 due to his choice bidder.

Patna High Court CWJC No.9821 of 2023 dt.23-08-2023

ii. For restraining the respondents to allot the work to his choice bidder till the disposal of the writ who has quoted the highest rate in above tender.

iii. For direction may be given to issue the work order to the petitioner (Lowest rate) as per order of S. Engineer and NIT general conditions in the public interest/revenue.

iv. For granting any other relief/s for which the petitioner be found entitled in the eye of law."

3. The petitioner has been disqualified for the subject

matter of bid pursuant to the NIT dated 28.07.2022, on the score

that his affidavit dated 17.08.2022 is not in terms of Sub clause

(vii) of 21 of NIT. There is no interim order staying further

proceedings in respect of subject matter of NIT. In other words, the

process of NIT has completed and third party right has been

created.

4. The petitioner has not assailed the award of contract

in favour of third party right during the pendency of the present

writ petition. No doubt, rejection of petitioner's application to the

extent that affidavit is not in terms of Sub clause (vii) of 21 of the

NIT. However, contents stated in the aforementioned Sub clause is

covered in the affidavit. In other words, it is not in the manner

indicated in the aforementioned Clause. It is necessary to

reproduce Sub clause (vii) of 21 of the NIT which reads as under: Patna High Court CWJC No.9821 of 2023 dt.23-08-2023

"21. ननिनविददा दर प्रस्तदावि कके सदाथ तकनिनीककी बनीड मम एक पपृथक पपृष्ठ (चकेकललिस्ट)

पर ननिम्निललिलखित प्रमदाण-पतत/विदावांनछित ससूचनिदाओवां पपृष्ठ सवांख्यदा कके सदाथ अवांनकत करतके हह ए अपलिलोड

(UPLOAD) नकयदा जदानिदा हहै। अग्रधनि

(i) अग्रधनि

अग्रधनि ककी रदानशि रदाषष नीयकपृत / अनिनुससूनचत बबक नफिक्स नडपपॉलजट कदा रसनीद जलो ननिनविददा प्रदानप्ति कके

अवांनतम नतलथ कके छिछः मदाह बदाद तक मदान्य हलो / डदाकघर कदा एक / दलो / तनीनि विरर्षीय सदाविलध जमदा

पदासबनुक / रदाज्य कके अन्तरर त रदाषष नीय बचत प्रमदाण पत/पदापाँच विरर्षीय रदाषष नीय नविकदास बदाण्ड / रदाज्य

नविकदास ऋण प्रमदाण पत कदायर पदालिक अनभियवांतदा, स्थदानिनीय ककेत अनभियवांतण सवांरठनि, कदायर प्रमवांडलि -

1, मलोनतहदारनी कके पदनिदाम सके नविलधवित प्रनतलज्ञित (Pledged) कर स्विनीकदार नकयदा जदाएरदा। इसककी

मसूलि प्रनत कदायर पदालिक अनभियवांतदा, स्थदानिनीय ककेत अनभियवांतण सवांरठनि, कदायर प्रमवांडलि - 1, मलोनतहदारनी /

अधनीकण अनभियतदा, स्थदानिनीय ककेत अनभियवांतण सवांरठनि, कदायर अवांचलि, नतरहह त प्रमण्डलि, मनुजफ्फिरपनुर

/ मनुख्य अनभियवांतदा, स्थदानिनीय ककेत अनभियवांतण सवांरठनि, यलोजनिदा एविवां नविकदास नविभिदार, नविश्विकेशहैयदा भिविनि,

पटनिदा कके कदायदारलिय मम नदनिदावांक - 29-08-2022 कके 3.00 बजके अपरदाह्ननि तक अविश्य जमदा

नकयदा जदानिदा हहै। ऐसदा निहहीं करनिके पर ननिनविददा मदान्य निहहीं हलोरदा।

(ii) (क) 15 लिदाखि सके 25 लिदाखि तक कके ननिमदारण कदायर वां कके ललिए स्थदानिनीय अनभिकरदार शकेणनी -4 मम

पसूविर्षी चम्पदारण (मलोनतहदारनी) लजलिदा कके ललिए सवांबवांलधत पथ प्रमण्डलि सके ननिरर त ननिबवांधनि प्रमदाण पत ककी

प्रनत।

(iii) सदाझकेददारनी फिमर / कम्पनिनी कके मदामलिके मम डनीड एविवां आनटर कल्स ऑफि एसलोलसयकेशिनि ककी प्रनत

(iv) पहैनि कदाडर ककी प्रनत ।

(v) विदानणज्यकर / जनी०एस०टनी० ननिबवांधनि प्रमदाण-पत ककी प्रनत ।

(vi) आचरण प्रमदाण पत |

(vii)घलोरणदा कदा शिपथ पत (अग्रललिलखित प्रपत मम upload करनिके कके सदाथ सदाथ अग्रधनि एविवां पररमदाण नविपत ककी रदानशि कके सदाथ मसूलि मम ननिधदारररत समय अविलध तक जमदा करनिदा अननिविदायर हब) "मब अदलोहस्तदाकरनी (सदाफि-सदाफि बडके अकरत मम निदाम )............. सनुपनुत / सनुपनुतनी / पत्निनी शनी .......... शिपथ पसूविरक घलोरणदा करतदा/करतनी हह पाँ नक:-

(क) मकेरके / हमदारके नविरूद्ध नकसनी प्रकदार कदा अपरदालधक मदामलिदा नकसनी भिनी न्यदायदालिय मम नविचदारदाधनीनि निहहीं हहै ।

(खि) मनुझके / हमम नकसनी सरकदारनी / अद्धरसरकदारनी प्रनतष्ठदानि ददारदा Debar, Blacklisted अथविदा नविरत एक नविरनीय विरर कके अन्दर Rescind निहहीं नकयदा रयदा हहै। (र) मकेरदा / हमदारदा कलोई ननिकटतम सवांबवांधनी (अनभिप्रकेत हहै पनत/पत्निनी, मदातदा / नपतदा, भिदाई / बहनि तथदा इस तरह कके ससनुरदालि पक कके सवांबवांधनी ) सवांबवांलधत कदायर प्रमवांडलि मम कनिनीय अनभियतदा / सहदायक अनभियवांतदा / कदायर पदालिक अनभियवांतदा / प्रमवांडलिनीय लिकेखिदा पददालधकदारनी / लिकेखिदापदालि कके रूप मम कदायर रत निहहीं हहै।

(घ)ननिनविददा मम सवांलिग्न सभिनी प्रमदाण-पत, कदारजदात नविविरणनी सत्य हब । Patna High Court CWJC No.9821 of 2023 dt.23-08-2023

उपयनुरक्त कवांनडकदा 'क', 'खि' एविवां 'र मम रलित ससूचनिदा दकेनिके कदा दलोरनी पदायके जदानिके अथविदा कवांनडकदा 'घ' मके सके कलोई अनभिलिकेखि असत्य, निकलिनी, जदालिनी पदायके जदानिके पर सकम प्रदालधकदार, मकेरके / हमदारके ऊपर नविलध सम्मत दण्ड, मकेरके / हमदारके ननिबवांधनि कलो कदालिनी ससूचनी मम दजर करनिके , प्रदाथनमककी दजर करनिके ककी कदाररविदाई कके ललिए स्वितवांत हतरके।"

5. The disqualification of the petitioner on a trivial issue

that affidavit filed by her in terms of the aforementioned Clause of

the NIT is not in the requisite format. It is to be noted that if the

affidavit is not in the format, on the other hand, the contents of the

affidavit meet the aforementioned Clause of NIT. Therefore,

rejection of the petitioner's bid or disqualifying him is a trivial

issue.

6. We could have entertained the petitioner's grievance

provided she had challenged the award of contract in favour of the

third party. That apart during pendency of the present writ petition,

third party must have executed the work. In the light of these facts

and circumstances, present writ petition stands disposed of as it

has become infructuous.

(P. B. Bajanthri, J)

( Arun Kumar Jha, J)

GAURAV S./-

AFR/NAFR                NAFR
CAV DATE                NA
Uploading Date          25.08.2023
Transmission Date       NA
 

 
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