High Court Karnataka High Court

Kumta Taluka Contractors Sangh … vs Town Municipality Kumta (U K)-581 … on 27 February, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Kumta Taluka Contractors Sangh … vs Town Municipality Kumta (U K)-581 … on 27 February, 2009
Author: Mohan Shantanagoudar
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BY ITS CHIEF' Gi3'F'§CER
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BY yrs PROPRITORES

SHARADA MOHAN SI'-iE'I"i'Y

AGEB 43 YEARS
GCC:CONTRAC'i'€)R

RJAT Kumim (U K).   ._

3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA   /5 «
SECRETARY TO THE GQVERNMENT;
P.W.D.II}EPAR'I'ME'.N'F ' ' 

BANGALORE.    
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SR1: MANJUNA'§'}~I MgLAn,v;An\(m_:zR2
SMT; K.VIDY_AVATi~¥..E,. .H:CGPAIv?OR 33;'; ~  

'I'.HIS wRIT«P1:frmGN f-S FILED UNDER' ARTICLES 226
AND 22309 'E'fiE""CClfi\fS3'.}'I'§'iI'I'iOr~I OF ENDIA PRAYING TO
BEcLARE"--«T}mT 'TI~1~.?§ 'INVITATION 012' TENDER AS PER
NO'§'§E'IC1ATIO'E\T,,.  i}A'¥'E:'.D.O4. 1 1.2008 (ANNEXURE»»A} AND
;3':J1:%*ffIi3.;Ei?VV% PROCES.-3«'THEREOF AS VOID, WFFHOUT THE

 " AU'r§;{2I}z§TY. Q12' LAW AND ILLEGAL AND ETC.

V - V' ' ?:?HJ.s ii&'R§'~3* PE'I'¥'I'ION comma ON FOR ORDERS THIS

'£395; *r;~§1:":T"_<;t<::lUm MADE THE FGLLGWING;

ORDER

A’ ‘ 1-5E:titi<)ners have questiened ihc tendar Nofificatiem

04.11.2068 vide Am:1:i:xure–A issstzezi by the is'

' VV "itspondent, by which the 1" rrsrspondent called for the

tenders ta exccuts varisus Civii Works.

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2. The mmrd discioses that in pmsuancqgfik’

Nefificafion, Vida Anméxtzm-~A dated 94.

1’~%0.2 herein alone filed his tcndgr fgfi¢;sx€:g1i{j11g”:_31c:LA_’Vi7§§:fi~:

menfiolzed in the said N0ti1§Cation.”g{,)ther ccfiixactoré’; §1avé7″ L.

refmined themselves fmm ‘V’Vp;.;r:icipafi1:g”V’ tftfldfil”
process. Petfizioner i’éc3.’:1’*~i$ ‘EZlT3_tfiA: ‘(;.'”_’3g:”J:}i1″€§I}’2*.:(;T’i1′}I.§’;’ Aséékzifixflon and it
is repmsented by its petitioner No.2

is the Prwesidgént’ the gfisseociafiaii; ..

” n:V1;1’*e».;§iLh, advmate appearing for
the 13§?ifi0E(;l1I’8 : the tender Notificatioxx Vidt’:

Anncxuraéh’ is has-ii ix”; eye of law inasmuch as the said

i is i$r;Sus§¢”f1XiEg the rates of the year 2967-2008

‘ *2i{“}£}8~2009. It is his contention that the new

“3<;;§;éd1i{c §:ii£ has {BOIIKE into existence on 01.09.2008 311$

SiI."i:€t'Lfi kilrié tender Notificafiofi is ismmd subssqusnt to

" '0*1—..;r)9.é0Qs, tha new rates pubiished *W.ii':.f. O1.0§.20€)8 are

'a:§§lEicahie am} consequentiy I'€$pOI1Cl€3IfiL No. 1 Municipafity is

u V r:'otj11stifiet:§. in fixing the aid mtefi 0f the year i?.0{}'7~29()8 in

the tender Nafificzaiion. Saecandly, it is crmfsnded by 1113.3

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pmparation «of the scheme. The resemfion 5:'

respondent bio} on 39.08.2008 itseif. In pjqféuarzéé €31" i:hé_

saié scheme, the tender Notjficafion"'%'i::if. A11:m}:xur¢¥A ifé

issued. Though the tendfir Neiifidéiiion :iSs'u('%{3' 1fi’–..

04.31.2008, the same is basetivfiixzb the” :*e*§:Voi::1:fi”i:3fiV”1;r,:::’V.*§§s<':c1 by VV

the Municiyafitjr on 3C¥,_i)8.20'{)8'; in hay 'cixnsidcrad
opinion, no ilkzgality is-'. fpggppndent No.1 in
quoting the 01;} éxfrgitss

4. I3;€§..s t.}:LeV 2fld respondent is only

the ‘T f¥iQ:t:ii”icati{)11s are issueei by the State
Govemniénfi ificlfidifig fomzd at AI1I3{‘:X11’I’€~F. So also

thfirgfi Notiificgifiénsn issued by thc Authority ccncemed,

one as found at Annexure R~»3 dated

1 clarifies that the Single tender need not be

rejt’:*ct€d__”if are sufficient gxcmnds to acceyt the same.

“Thje GI%.i:g–?T.’I:’;’:()I}JL(“.?}1’£:§’.()-B is that {he Municigafity has obtained the

” .;nt:cessaI3z permissic:-n of the Deputy Commissioner.

In this mattfir it is relevant to game {hat all the

coutxaetezs have boycotted by mfiaining themseives fmm

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participating in the Tendfir Frocass. P6:titio1:1&:*’

Contractors’ Association. According to rcspoI1;i€11’c:1«

Stats Government has ann0u1_:;ct:t:1__ thfi f’r3.fi_;e1V –tau

respondent N03 to an extent of

Governmani Oréer dated 22′.j{)?i._V2{)93′;..”I;l;:: ::31L1Q};3’it L’

have is be Sp{‘:I1t’Wi§fhiE1 the hfifiexacufing
the Work. In cam, _€r;e_ “–pxY:>’€f.:t:ss is delayed, the
amount would Abe: the pubiic at

large: will the tender filed by

I’€S§Of§§fli€1’f’gVI§~'{“‘ exgalaaaation ofiztrttd by

mspofiéafii VNoV.’: Lméer file facts and

ci1*cux;1staiffi:e$’afVt1:;eA’;.:aVS:é, if the centracters have boycotteti

‘ _ 5’ieI;€i:t::.’Vv%.pr3ceTé.S”hy”protesting for the 03d rates fixaii and if

V 31%-vgésfiefidfiut is ready to cxficute the Werk by accepfing

.t1§:§” e1d as respondent N01, as the Municipality

Wo1’i}dwus:§;vé an amount of 133.343 131-zzhs in the saiti procrass,

fgtiézt; is no justification: to reject the simgle tcazacitzr afiemd

‘;§aé¢c’ie ltiy the 2%’ mspondent. The act (if respondent No.1 in

u ‘laccepfing the Sifiglfi txmder, that ‘too, with the subsequent

Sanction of the Deputy Commissionar, appczars to be

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bonafide and is in the interest of public a£ 1a.rge._4v8:iiaz:;::€.v1:}:;e

petitioners haw :+:1ot paxficipated in {he

do not have locus stamtii, ‘[0 £313 f§’E1éy* _h;«;{}é

cleliberately absented themselvesgfiom A.f§afTtj¢i§$é£ti’I1?g,?::”Li1:

tender process. As the enfift:-..pr0c:tésg is

respondent No.Z–Municipaflty’VL’L&!:’§vd the at }1arge, tht:
same carmot he intefi%§.1_”§;i wiizh .xf;*iiVt_pmccedifigs.
Aocommgay, d,¢¢;::§és. “céiztertain the writ

petition. and same is

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