High Court Karnataka High Court

M/S Tiger Security Service vs Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara … on 26 November, 2008

Karnataka High Court
M/S Tiger Security Service vs Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara … on 26 November, 2008
Author: Ravi Malimath
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Thifi Writ Petitian is 1iieé'%-finaer Am§¢1e sL 226:» Qanc: 22? or
the ijenstimtion of India pray1n'g__m._» quas£1__t_f;§=* order Ciatéd
15.12.2630'? Visit': AI3.1"1eXu:'c;_II issued jfijyf  and etc.

This pefitwu coming c_)rL."i'§*19 131xéii£;11fiary hearing in 'B'
Group this day,  {20uzf'i:1:;a.d3_-: t.};§~:§% %  
'1'he_ ::;§f_;€}§$ for" a...sgs?rif1: of certtorari to quash the
order dai;<=:ci"   by the second respondent in

r~za.1:;;e:g:>.c:.;,+w§:,33;1}2z§%:;:?-.03.

“fi’1{3 case of the getitioner that 111 terms 0ft1t1e

by the second respondent, he bid for the same

V aiongkvitri’ Vmious other’ Contractors. 011 considerafion of the

!3i<::is, 't}2e second respondent accepted the bid 01111:: third

1j;¢s5§_rd:1d–ent and awarded the same to him and an ageement

T entered into and 3. work order dated 15. 112.200'? was

'éissuezi. The same is questieneci in this petition.

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3. SI’i.£sd.C.&ayak:rLh1, the learned eeuzasei appearing ibr

the petitiener submitted {E19}: the respendents have vielated the

law while awarciing the tender in favour of the third respon.e_1_e:m:..

He specificafiy pieacie that II11I1’m1u1z1 wages not being g1vei1._i:a.7

the empieyees of the thlrd reepencient, thereiere, ~

the tender ef the third respofident. is eppeseciAte’_if’ie” K V’

Wages Act. He also refers to the e1igi;L*111tj§T “erifer§é…’.at V

provided by the respondents to e0Ii’E;–e1:éd_%t.E’xa’t p1’eIei*eIiee””wei1id

be given to agencies with ISO eeruIieati*0§i_’.’-‘fize thifd ‘i7€3Sj_§;OI1(l€I}t

does not possess :heVeer1itfiie2;_t.e_and aeeemmgly the award
ef contract to eppaeeéi’ fiery e1ig1i::i,ii’ty criteria of the
resperzdelxtsej’ ”

.A the learned counsel appearmg for

Ii”-ifne respeh€ie11t?7L;fe”:*p0;9éii3en submitted the: so far as the grant

efkeaeagee’ {G the eznpieyees of the third respemiezat is

cen.eef1:ed,’T’§£;e eame is in accordance wlth iaw. He refers te the

V. ;~;ite.:eIfieIii§ ofebjeetiexzs te contend that there is me vielation of

‘V of the Minimum Wages Act and there are sut”f1c:1eI1i:

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cioeumentatien to eseabiish the same. He timber sue11;.i.1;e~.§het if

ail other requirements are ftliiiiied, the

accepted even though the Company View net “iS_{)’V”ee1f:1I1ed

institution since it is emy a question’-.Qf’ ;g3’1eierenee_”‘e3id”e-116$]ia

question ofI;:1anda’£:e.

5. I have heard the ieeirned the efieiivfiozler and

the respondents.

6. lI’respeet11;e4_’ by the ieamed
eounsei for t_£’:.e..,.t§€éfii§::§d1i&§;r, herein is that the
period of cenixfaet’ ene year. The contract would
expire 0:1 14. ever; 11′ the eemeritiens of the
leerzized fer ipetitioner is accepted, no positive order

conic! “be V ‘;:as:_~:ed~ i:1.fiis_ Iavour.

‘?. ‘1″‘.he §_1:1p1i’g11eCE order herein is 3 W€)}I’K order issued to

‘ respezident. Interference of the said were order by this

.§.§0£i:t’e:e1:;i::ié be 015110 avail t0 the petitioner until and uniess the

. agfeemefit exeeuteé between the third respondent and the

‘~V.V%L”‘{:eji*1:$o1*a{ieI1 is urlder ehaiienge. The question 01’ considering the

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validity of the work order which 15 in pursuance to the
ageemem, does not can to any raasoxaa. “me: question ofgfr-_a_11t:i11g

minimum Wages or not has been answered by the

in their statemem of ebjectiozzs to contend t:hat.__”t;i1;eTréL’ EST»

vielation at ali, thereibre, to put thy:1;o..’te;:=,1:_;”tE::is”£§o{1rt 9

would have: ta go 1:11:43 the merits Q1′ nt£é’:§1:1r§:{13.V

of bath the partiezs on this ciisputeti, :€1’134es¥:io1*2._£_)’i*»:%::t§’ ‘}ffié same

is uncalled far in a writ petiiian w«h’§§:{ré: -:ri;s’ p{11:ed qiiesiien of fact
fleed not be gone into, The Iea1*-fiV¢2v’Iif1at the Corporation has %

viciated ali the”¢o11«:iiii%§11.s=1§iT’T..:§iafgafd1ng the t:em:ie1′. $11106: this
Court has d<:clj.}i1€:€i'v¥io the merits er omerwxse 0:" the

-::{:_Tt,41é;£:=,711t;i(::§15¢A.~’. raised in i}i€::*–.r<)f' the iikely expixy of the contract, it

wotiid' s!1;'t2.at every action of the Llerporation wauld

'-Ji1a.ve tfii dQI;éD'iirx:; accordance wi§11 the yroceciure envzsageci

'c,Qntern;3;a:ed under law and cannoi: be vioiated under any

4 §§i1*c1I:.*-'i13.1;1a"1fl3';r:t2s. The itorporation therefbre being gevemfid by

. flaws inciuding the Mimrnum Wages Act, wauid have to

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stirictly compiy Wlffl the same. £«’a1i:.1re to conzply W131 V_t_?:1«é~ ._sa3:ne,

wzmid there-ibre :”1e{:essar1i3: amact mteflérenoe t;r§é?__ ticiié

With these observations, the u.i:’§i ‘f)€J’?Z}iiii’}I*};”?3{%;i.1″1;V;’.VvtVii’f§$’V§fV()1V'{Z’i oi’T___

merits is accordingly regecied.