Pinki Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9821 of 2023 ====================================================== Pinki Devi W/o- Sri Arvind Singh Village and Post-Kotwa, P.s -Kotwa, DistEast Champaran-845437. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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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 CircleMuzaffarpur along with affidavit dt-17.08.2022 due to his choice bidder.
2/4 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:
3/4 "21.
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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.
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