Tamil Nadu Water Supply And Drainage Board v. The Secretary To The Government Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.04.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN W.P.Nos.13970, 14134, 14135, 14136, 14137, 14138, 14139, 14140, 14141, 14142, 14858, 14862, 14071, 14133, 15767, 15774, 15778, 15783, 15787, 15795, 15564, 15596, 15599, 15601, 15566, 15575, 15578, 15580, 15584, 15586, 15589 & 15591 of 2022 and WMP.Nos.

13224, 13367, 13373, 13375, 13366, 13368, 13370, 13371, 13372, 13374, 13377, 13378, 13379, 13381, 13383, 13384, 13389, 13390, 13391, 13393, 13397, 13399, 13395, 13396, 13398, 14065, 14066, 14068, 14069, 13310, 13361, 13362, 13363, 15034, 15035, 15036, 15043, 15044, 15045, 15049, 15050, 15051, 15058, 15059, 15060, 15064, 15065, 15066, 15077, 15078, 15079, 14745, 14747, 14748, 14800, 14801, 14802, 14808, 14807, 14812, 14810, 14813, 14814, 14741, 14742, 14744, 14750, 14752, 14753, 14758, 14759, 14760, 14765, 14767, 14768, 14771, 14773, 14774, 14778, 14783, 14784, 14787, 14789, 14791, 14793, 14795 & 14796 of 2022 WP.No.13970 of 2022 Tamilnadu Water Supply & Draingage Board Construction, Operation and Maintenance Contractors Welfare Association, Salem-Namakkal Circle Represented by its President S.K.Selvakumar Having office at No.

1-79, Sappanipatty Kattuvalavu, Vanavasi Post, Mettur Taluk, Salem District ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9 1/7

2.The Managing Director, Tamilnadu Water Supply & Drainage Board, Chepauk, Chennai-5 3.The Chief Engineer(O&M), Tamilnadu Water Supply & Drainage Board, No.30, Siruvani Nagar, Bharathi Park Road, Coimbatore 641 043 4.The Superintendent Engineer, Tamilnadu Water Supply & Drainage Board, Salem & Namakkal Cirlce, Salem 5.The Executive Engineer, Tamilnadu Water Supply & Drainage Board(Maintenance Division), Hanging Garden, Sagadevapuram Salem ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the impugned tender call for by third respondent in IFB.No.10/F.O&M of CWSS/DO(T5)/CE respondents to call for the tenders in small packages as called in the previous year. WP.No.13970 of 2022 For Petitioner : Mr.T.Ganesan For Respondents For R1 : Mr.E.Vijay Anand, Additional Government Pleader For R2 to 5 : Mr.A.Abdul Hameed, Senior Counsel for Mrs.S.Mekhala, Standing Counsel 2/7

WP.Nos.14134, 14135, 14136, 14137, 14138, 14139, 14140, 14141, 14142, 14133, 15767, 15774, 15778, 15783, 15787, 15795, 15564, 15596, 15599, 15601, 15566, 15575, 15580, 15584, 15586 & 15589 of 2022 For Petitioner : Mr.S.Saranraj For Respondents : Mr.A.Abdul Hameed, Senior Counsel for Mrs.S.Mekhala, Standing Counsel WP.Nos.14858, 14862 of 2022 For Petitioner : M/s.T.Hemalatha For Respondents : Mr.A.Abdul Hameed, Senior Counsel for Mrs.S.Mekhala, Standing Counsel WP.No.14071 of 2022 For Petitioner : Mr.T.Ganesan For Respondents For R1 : Mr.E.Vijay Anand, Additional Government Pleader For R2 to 6 : Mr.A.Abdul Hameed, Senior Counsel for Mrs.S.Mekhala, Standing Counsel 3/7

COMMON ORDER All the writ petitions have been filed challenging various tender notices issued by the respondents.

2.

The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the period for which the impugned tender notices were issued, was already over.

3.

Therefore, nothing survives in these writ petitions for adjudication. Accordingly, all the writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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To 1.The Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9 2.The Managing Director, Tamilnadu Water Supply & Drainage Board, Chepauk, Chennai-5 3.The Chief Engineer(O&M), Tamilnadu Water Supply & Drainage Board, No.30, Siruvani Nagar, Bharathi Park Road, Coimbatore 641 043 4.The Superintendent Engineer, Tamilnadu Water Supply & Drainage Board, Salem & Namakkal Cirlce, Salem 5.The Executive Engineer, Tamilnadu Water Supply & Drainage Board(Maintenance Division), Hanging Garden, Sagadevapuram Salem 5/7

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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