v. The Principal Secretary To
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 02.07.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.Nos.6468 & 19905 of 2014 & MP.Nos.1 & 2 of 2014 Raja & Co., Rep.by its Managing Partner, K.T.Ramamurthy, No.43, Kanagapuram Salai, Kannimarvalasu, Erode - 638 112.
... Petitioner in both WPs Vs
1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Highways Department, Government of Tamilnadu, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.
2. Chief Engineer, NABARD & Rural Roads, SIDCO Electronic Complex, Thiru.Vi.Ka.Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai-32.
3. The Director, Vigilance and Anti Corruption, NCB-21 to 28, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai, (Greenways Road), Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai - 600 028.
4. The Principal Accountant General, O/o, Accountant General of Tamilnadu, No.361, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai - 18.
5. Mr.Thangavel, The Superintending Engineer (Highways),
6. Mrs.Vijaya, The Divisional Engineer (Highways), NABARD & Rural Road Division, Erode -2.
7. Mrs.Kavitha, Assistant Engineer, NABARD & Rural Road Division, Section - 1, Perundurai, Erode.
...Respondents
in WP.No.6468 of 2014
1. The Superintending Engineer (Highways),
2. The Divisional Engineer (Highways), NABARD & Rural Road Division, Erode-2.
...Respondents
in WP.No.19905 of 2014 Prayer in W.P.No.6468 of 2014: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to initiate appropriate and necessary departmental action against the respondents 5 to 7, for having committed various irregularities in the process of awarding Tenders and thereby caused severe loss to the Government Exchequer, by considering the petitioner's representations dated 14.02.2014, within a reasonable time to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court. Prayer in W.P.No.19905 of 2014: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order in Tender ID No.hwa104648 in Tender Reference No.TN No.4 2014 2015 SDO dated 09 07 2014 with Tender Title as Construction of Bridge at Km 67/2 of Thoppur Mettur Bhavani Erode Road Balance Work, issued by the first respondent and published on 12.07.2014 in the Government Portal (website) and quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Neelakandan in both WPs For R1 to R4 in WP.No.6468 of 2014 For Respondents in WP.No.19905 of 2014 : Mr.G.Krishnaraja, GA
COMMON ORDER Today, when these matters were taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submitted that the relief sought for herein has become infructuous and hence, nothing survives for adjudication in these writ petitions.
2.In view of the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, these writ petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
-s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar av To
1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Highways Department, Government of Tamilnadu, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.
2. Chief Engineer, NABARD & Rural Roads, SIDCO Electronic Complex, Thiru.Vi.Ka.Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai-32.
3. The Director, Vigilance and Anti Corruption, NCB-21 to 28, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai, (Greenways Road), Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai - 600 028.
4. The Principal Accountant General, O/o, Accountant General of Tamilnadu, No.361, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai - 18.
5. The Superintending Engineer (Highways),
6. The Divisional Engineer (Highways), NABARD & Rural Road Division, Erode-2.
+1 CC to The Government Pleader. Sr 31434 & 31423 W.P.Nos.6468 & 19905 of 2014 & MP.Nos.1 & 2 of 2014 PL(CO) LS(02/08/2021)