{"id":40994,"date":"2010-12-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-b-m-hanumanthe-gowda-vs-the-commissioner-on-10-december-2010"},"modified":"2019-04-11T18:08:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T12:38:06","slug":"sri-b-m-hanumanthe-gowda-vs-the-commissioner-on-10-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-b-m-hanumanthe-gowda-vs-the-commissioner-on-10-december-2010","title":{"rendered":"Sri B M Hanumanthe Gowda vs The Commissioner on 10 December, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sri B M Hanumanthe Gowda vs The Commissioner on 10 December, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Mohan Shantanagoudar<\/div>\n<pre>.....AND:..\u00ab.{_ 1' \n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KAEENATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS THE 10\" DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010 \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HONBLE MRJUSTICE MOHAN SHANTANA\u00ab?:\u00a7T:OLi\u00a7.'I.\u00a7v4i'\u00a7\" \n\nWRIT PETITION No.38037,v\"2OIO(6\ufb01Q\\--1fN\u00a7\u00ab. %  \n\nBETWEEN:\n\nB.M.Hanumanthe Gowcla\nS\/o.Mu|iabagaiaiah\n\nAged 35 years :\nR\/at.No.152\/41, 2\"? Mam\nIttamadu, BSK 3'\" Stage ._  \nBangaEore--8S   _  '\nProprietor of Srinivasa '\n\nEiectricavljs    _  PETITIONER\n\n(By Sri Genapathy*.VVE\u00a7iT.Lat;;  \"for\nKumar &amp;._Bhat, 'Adv.&lt;;.&quot;,} _.&#039;T&#039;\n\nV121\u00bb. :T&#039;he ceVmnTi.s&#039;S~i.o_ner\n\n \u00a3sianVga,i&quot;o.r_e&quot;Development Authority\n&#039;T.&#039;Chwod2i&#039;i--ah[;P;oad\nKL&#039;.uFT1aTa~P_3;f:k West\nBangai&quot;0\u00e9re&#039;--2O\n\n  &quot;T&#039;r.e Executive Engineer\n\n*  &#039;{E_ie&#039;;:tricai)\n&quot;Bangalore Development Authority\n\n\n\nTU\n\nT.Chowdaiah Road\nKumara Park West 2 \nBangai0re--2O .. RESPONDENTS <\/pre>\n<p>(By Sri I.G.Gachinmath, Adv.,)<\/p>\n<p>This writ petition is fiied under<br \/>\nof the Constitution of India, praying.to-,_quash;;the tertder<br \/>\nnotification dated 14.10.2010__*as_. pert&#8217;Annexufe-:$,&#8230;,_iss.ued .0 &gt;<\/p>\n<p>by R2, etc. <\/p>\n<p>This writ petition &#8216;icomiragwon0-I&#8217;f0ru&#8221;ip._re|imi&#8211;nary&#8217;V hearing<br \/>\nin B~Groub, this day the&#8221;&#8216;Cso?L.:.rt.m\u00a7aQe&#8221;thefcii0wing;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Pveti.tVioh._e&#8217;i* ljtiaxes &gt;sj0i.i:oAh&#8221;t\u00ab&#8217;sfotiiquashing the tender<br \/>\nnotification vid&#8217;e}2.hiie&#8217;xvti}&#8217;e.&#8211;H; dated 14.10.2010 issued<\/p>\n<p>by the segondxi inviting appiications to<\/p>\n<p> _certe&#8221;i&#8217;n&#8230;_w.ovri&lt; on behaif of the respondent-<\/p>\n<p>  ;\n<\/p>\n<p>  Ganapathy Bhat, iearned advocate<\/p>\n<p>V&#8221;&#8216;}..app.eati&#8221;ng for the petitioner submits that the totai<\/p>\n<p> to be carried on is worth about $79 iakhs.<\/p>\n<p>M<\/p>\n<p>However, a condition is imposed as per Clause-2.9.5<\/p>\n<p>of the Instructions to Bidders to the effect thva.t:&#8217;-.the_<\/p>\n<p>Contractors who had average annual.&#8217;-\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>turnover of \u20ac500 Crores in at least&#8217; two rfinahc&#8211;i&#8217;Iai  V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>and positive net worth of atVIeast:?__2:&#8217;0_iVC)A&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>have to apply. According   of &#8216;V<\/p>\n<p>condition is iiiegai  sarneis made<br \/>\nwith a view to heip  has got net<br \/>\nworth of   relies upon the<br \/>\nNoi:ifica_ti&#8217;ori&#8211;i..Vgis\u00e9si\ufb02i\u00e9idiiii  Government vide<br \/>\n  in support of the said<\/p>\n<p>contention. * V <\/p>\n<p>  3&#8211;..&#8221;&gt;Th&#8217;3i Dreavrhiailie of the Notification at Anne&gt;&lt;ure&#8211;<\/p>\n<p> makes it amply ciear that the<\/p>\n<p>said .___N&#039;o.ti.7fication is issued prescribing certain<\/p>\n<p> c.opndit&#039;ions to be used in identified Divisions of PWD<\/p>\n<p> WRD and the Corporations under WRD for<\/p>\n<p>N\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>.4-\n<\/p>\n<p>procurement of works from 1.9.2005 for a period___of<\/p>\n<p>six months initially on an experimental <\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the same may not be applicaiaie  &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BDA. However, the fact remain&#8217;sii&#8221;ti1\u00abat wi.i| <\/p>\n<p>have to strictly adhere the provisio&#8221;ns1&#8217;*oi\u00b0 the&#8217;Vi{.a&#8217;i~nat&#8217;a:i{a.:&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>Transparency in Pubiic PI&#8221;OCLi!&#8217;\u00e9&#8217;t:T.r:1:.(&#8216;-2.fit  i\n<\/p>\n<p>4. Statement of&#8217;&#8230;,&#8217;obj_ectEoven:s&#8217;is, \ufb02ied&#8221; by the<br \/>\nrespondent&#8211; BOA. According&#8217;   tt,~.et&#8221;- .,Eefs_p.ondents, as<\/p>\n<p>the project inclitidehs bgiigilcimsg,'&#8221;own&#8217;in.g,:\u00e9operating and<\/p>\n<p>also travi:i&#8217;s&#8217;fer,;&#8221;of iwtiii&#8217;:-e En&#8217;erg*,i&#8221;\ufb01iffizciency System, the<br \/>\npersons who parti~ciep,a&#8217;te_&#8221;i-nit,i:he bid, must have much<\/p>\n<p>credibiiity, i4&#8243;i&#8217;ve;_juta&#8217;.tEoAii2_,V&#8221;\u00b0iT enabled technical and<\/p>\n<p>,f&#8217;jV&#8217;Finaniciiiai:,,,,pa'&lt;:kgrouVn&#039;d&quot;itfor making the project work<\/p>\n<p>i&#039;e&#8211;ffec.tVive:i:y..:a&#039;nciefficiently. Having regard to its past<\/p>\n<p>  expe&#8211;r_ienv\u00a7:e,,,it~hAe BDA has imposed the conditions that<\/p>\n<p>Vpersoins applying must have net worth of ?200<\/p>\n<p> ,.:Cror&#039;\u00bbes5and must had the turnover of ?&#039;S0{) Crores for<\/p>\n<p>M<\/p>\n<p>l5_<\/p>\n<p>two years. According to the respondents, such<\/p>\n<p>conditions are imposed keeping in mind the_4vpV_u-biiicp<\/p>\n<p>interest at large.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. Sri Gachinmath, learnedT_cou.nsel&#8221;.app&#8217;ea&#8217;ring:onvi&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>behalf of the respondentsi&#8217;argVuesV&#8221;th&#8217;at if <\/p>\n<p>who are not having much tuno&#8217;v.er&#8211;.or t&#8217;h&#8217;ey:_d&#8217;:o not have<br \/>\nmuch positive net wo,\u00e9in,ag %.pre&#8217;4s~cpi&#8221;iit\u00a7:ed, the work of<br \/>\nBDA may  at large will<\/p>\n<p>be Put to  &#8216;V -I   <\/p>\n<p>  settled that in contracts<\/p>\n<p>having commercial.:eE..ei&#8217;naVe&#8217;nt, some more discretion has<\/p>\n<p> toconcedediyto the authorities, so that they may<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; enter..i_nto\u00ab.contracts with persons, keeping an eye on<\/p>\n<p>the&#8217;ii&#8217;augE-nenttvation of the revenue. But even in such<\/p>\n<p> matters they have to follow the norms recognised by<\/p>\n<p>A  AC:o&#8217;u_rts while dealing with public property. It is not<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;possible for Courts to question and adjudicate every<\/p>\n<p>,5,<\/p>\n<p>decision taken by an Authority, because many of___the<\/p>\n<p>Government Undertakings which in due coursejha-yge.u&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>acquired the monopoiist position in matters&#8217; o.f:&#8221;s:a&#8217;iie:.i_&#8221;&#8221;i &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>and purchase of products and with&#8221; so man_y fve.nt:ures<\/p>\n<p>in hand, they can come outgwithiaa ipliea  is<\/p>\n<p>always possible to act like aiviguasi\u00ab:jtsdic&#8217;i.a:I&#8217;.=<br \/>\nwhile awarding  &#8220;special<br \/>\ncircumstances a discretgioni &#8216;AcToLn&#8217;ceded to the<br \/>\nauthorities  giving<br \/>\nthem Eibertyi. iiisiwtuation for purpose<br \/>\nof taking  whom the contract be<\/p>\n<p>awarded  a&#8217;t&#8217;*&#8211;w&#8217;h&#8217;at. If the decisions have<\/p>\n<p> been,._ita&#8221;\u00a3&lt;en  fide manner aithough not strictiy<\/p>\n<p> &#039;A\u00abt%i&#039;&#8211;.e*~&#8211;n_orms laid down by the Courts, such<\/p>\n<p>deciisi-onxs  &#039;upheld on the principle that Courts while<\/p>\n<p>&#039;judging constitutionai validity of executive<\/p>\n<p> I {(:i&#039;ecis&#039;ions must grant certain measure of freedom of<\/p>\n<p>f<\/p>\n<p>F3<\/p>\n<p>&#039; V&#039; &quot;Vthe&quot;-peti.ti.ora~er.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;piay in the joints&#8217; to the executive [see 199-4(6)SCC<\/p>\n<p>651 and 2004(4)SCC 19].\n<\/p>\n<p>Though this Court has thesecond'&#8221;o&#8217;p&#8212;-i.n_i0&#8217;ri;   <\/p>\n<p>same will not be imposed on ;&#8217;i:ithe&#8221;*Tend_er_:&#8221;inVit-i.n\u00a71:_:<\/p>\n<p>Authority.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;7. During the coii._r$e of  it is\ufb02brought<br \/>\nto the notice of the _C.9ii_rt. :.gth&#8217;ev.&#8217;Ee&#8217;arned advocate<br \/>\nappearing ofithe___..4Vres&#8221;po:n&#8217;d&#8217;ents that three<br \/>\npersonVs&#8221;h&#8217;avte&#8221;;stiE)3imitt&#8217;e.d&#8217;&#8212;-.the&#8217;i&#8217;r&#8221;~tenders as on this day,<br \/>\nwhich   competition and the BDA<\/p>\n<p>has not kept Vi&#8217;ri.rn&#8211;.ind._i&#8217;a&#8217;i=i:y single person as ailegeci by<\/p>\n<p> the same, no reiief can be granted to<\/p>\n<p>[the pe.ti&#8221;ti:oner. Hence, writ petition fails and<\/p>\n<p>57acco&#8217;i&lt;dEng|y same is dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>-34<\/p>\n<p>If the petitioner is aggrieved by the outcome of<\/p>\n<p>the tender notification, it is open for him to queS._t&#8217;i&#8217;o.n<\/p>\n<p>the same before the appellate authority, if  _<\/p>\n<p>him to do so.\n<\/p>\n<p>*;U3gEtoa;o<\/p>\n<p>*ck\/&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Sri B M Hanumanthe Gowda vs The Commissioner on 10 December, 2010 Author: Mohan Shantanagoudar &#8230;..AND:..\u00ab.{_ 1&#8242; IN THE HIGH COURT OF KAEENATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 10&#8243; DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010 BEFORE THE HONBLE MRJUSTICE MOHAN SHANTANA\u00ab?:\u00a7T:OLi\u00a7.&#8217;I.\u00a7v4i&#8217;\u00a7&#8221; WRIT PETITION No.38037,v&#8221;2OIO(6\ufb01Q\\&#8211;1fN\u00a7\u00ab. % BETWEEN: B.M.Hanumanthe Gowcla S\/o.Mu|iabagaiaiah Aged 35 years : R\/at.No.152\/41, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sri B M Hanumanthe Gowda vs The Commissioner on 10 December, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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