M/S.Welmech Engineering Company Pvt Ltd v. The Chief Works Manager

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27-03-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY AND WMP NO. 4609 OF 2023,WMP NO. 4606 OF 2023 M/s.Welmech Engineering Company Pvt Ltd., Rep. by its Managing Director, Preetham Kumar, Developed Plot No. 11A/1, SIDCO Industrial, Estate, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 098.

Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The Chief Works Manager, Loco Carriage and Wagon Workshop, Wester Railway, Dahod, Gujarat-389 160.

2.The Chief Mechanical, Engineer(PCM)/COFMOW, Railway Offices Complex, Tilak Bridge, New Delhi - 110 002.

3.The Financial Adviser cum Chief Accounts Officer, Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshop, Railway Offices Complex, Tilak Bridge, New Delhi - 110 002.

4.The Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India, Trade Finance CPC, SBI Building, 6th Floor, Chennai - 600 002.

5.The Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India, SME Branch, Sidco Industrial Estate, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 058.

Respondent(s) PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for an issuance of Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the Respondent 1 to 3, their men or anyone acting on their behalf from in any manner seek realization of bank guarantee dated 06.06.2020 vide No. 0505620BG000590 for Rs.12,41,400/- furnished by the petitioner for the contract dated 02.11.2018 which is absolutely unilateral, illegal and unlawful. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.T.S.Rajamohan For Respondent(s):

Mr.V.Chandrasekaran, Special Government Pleader For R1 to R3 Mrs.S.R.Sumathy For R4, R5

ORDER

When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that he is not pressing this writ petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2.Recording the submission and the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as not pressed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 27-03-2026 rst Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes To 1.The Chief Works Manager Loco Carriage and Wagon Workshop, Wester Railway, Dahod, Gujarat-389 160.

2.The Chief Mechanical Engineer(PCM)/COFMOW, Railway Offices Complex, Tilak Bridge, New Delhi - 110 002.

3.The Financial Adviser cum Chief Accounts Officer, Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshop, Railway Offices Complex, Tilak Bridge, New Delhi - 110 002.

4.The Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India, Trade Finance CPC, SBI Building, 6th Floor, Chennai - 600 002.

5.The Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India, SME Branch, Sidco Industrial Estate, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 058.

KRISHNAN RAMASAMY J.

rst AND WMP NO. 4609 OF 2023, WMP NO. 4606 OF 2023 27-03-2026