S.M.Sami Ur Rehman v. Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24.04.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.T.RAJA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY S M Sami Ur Rehman .. Petitioner Vs 1.Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, rep. by its Chairman cum Managing Director, Plot No.I-4, Section 29, Near IFFCO Chowk Metro Station, Gurugram, Haryana - 122 001.

2.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), 10th Floor, 144, Anna Salai, 3.O/o. The Chief Engineer/IT & RAPDRP/TANGEDCO, 6th Floor, Western Wing, NPKRR Maaligai, Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 002.

4.The Director/Distribution, TANGEDCO, 144, Anna Salai, .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to modify the experience clause in the tender eligibility criteria, by including the work experience outside India or to remove the experience in India altogether to facilitate wider audience of bidders in public interest in all the 15 packages of tender floated by the second respondent in Tamil Nadu under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme by considering the representation given by the petitioner dated 19.04.2023.

For the Petitioner : Mr.K.Sugumar for Mr.S.Senthil For the Respondents : Mr.D.R.Arunkumar Standing Counsel for respondents 2 to 4

ORDER

(Order of the court was made by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There will be no order as to costs.

(T.R., ACJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 24.04.2023 Index :

Yes/No Yes/No bbr To:

1.The Chairman cum Managing Director, Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, Plot No.I-4, Section 29, Near IFFCO Chowk Metro Station, Gurugram, Haryana - 122 001.

2.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), 10th Floor, 144, Anna Salai, 3.The Chief Engineer/IT & RAPDRP/TANGEDCO, 6th Floor, Western Wing, NPKRR Maaligai, Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 002.

4.The Director/Distribution, TANGEDCO, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

THE HON'BLE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

bbr W.P.No .12898 of 2023 24.04.2023