Gurumurthy Engineering Enterprises v. The Secretary
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 02.02.2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA W.P.No. 3336 of 2026 Gurumurthy Engineering Enterprises Rep by its Partner T.Salvari Having office at No.7/3, Ring Road, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600 083
...Petitioner
Vs.
l.The Secretary Highways & Minor Ports, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai- 600 009.
2.The Superintending Engineer (Highways), Construction & Maintenance, Chennai Circle, Chennai- 600006.
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3. The Divisional Engineer, Highways C & M, Thiruvallur Division, Thiruvallur - 602 001 ...respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India for issue of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent and 3rd respondent and more specifically the 3rd respondent to conduct work site inspection and plant and machineries inspection in presence of the petitioner so as to issue the work site inspection certificate and working condition of plants and machineries certificate to the petitioner on considering the petitioner's two representations dated 23.01.2026 and 24.01.2026 as per clause 7 of the sub heading Notes mentioned in ETender Notice dated 20.01.2026, so as to enable the petitioner to upload the work site inspection certificate and working condition of plants and machineries certificate in the online portal on or before 07.02.2026 @ 11:00 Hours and allow the petitioner to participate in the Tender process.
For Petitioner :
Mr. A.Kumar For respondents :
Mr. R.L.Karthika Government Advocate 2/6
O R D E R
This writ petition is filed for the following relief: "To direct the 2nd respondent and 3rd respondent and more specifically the 3rd respondent to conduct work site inspection and plant and machineries inspection in presence of the petitioner so as to issue the work site inspection certificate and working condition of plants and machineries certificate to the petitioner on considering the petitioner's two representations dated 23.01.2026 and 24.01.2026 as per clause 7 of the sub heading Notes mentioned in E-Tender Notice dated 20.01.2026, so as to enable the petitioner to upload the work site inspection certificate and working condition of plants and machineries certificate in the online portal on or before 07.02.2026 @ 11:00 Hours and allow the petitioner to participate in the Tender process"
2. Today, the learned Government Advocate has produced a communication received by her from the Divisional Engineer (H), 3/6
(C&M) Division, Thiruvallur, wherein it is stated as follows: "In the reference 2nd cited, it was requested petitioner M/s.Gurumoorthy Engineering Enterprises, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600 083 to attend the Division Office on 05.02.2026 with the copies of contractor registration certificate, current year renewal certificate and relevant documents of machineries and as per tender notice the above certificates will be given on or before 06.02.2026."
3. It is seen that the plant and machinery certificates would be issued by the respondents on looking into the relevant documents of the machineries.
4. Recording the above, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
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To l.The Secretary Highways & Minor Ports, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai- 600 009.
2.The Superintending Engineer (Highways), Construction & Maintenance, Chennai Circle, Chennai- 600006.
3. The Divisional Engineer, Highways C & M, Thiruvallur Division, Thiruvallur - 602 001 5/6
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