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Madras High CourtWP/6749/2017dismissed as infructuous

V.Rajendran, Works Contractor, v. The Principal Secretary To

2023-02-20Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.02.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR and WMP. No.7304 of 2017 V.Rajendran ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (S.G.S-1) Department, Secretariat, Chennai- 9.

2. The Director, Rural Development and Panchayath Raj, Chennai.

3. The Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

4. The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the order dated 13.02.2017 in Letter No.1057/ SGS1/ 2017-3 of the 1st Respondent and quash the same in so far as the Packaged System in the 1/4

Tendering Process under Guideline 7(iv) annexed to G.O.Ms. No.129 dated 25.10.2016 of the 1st Respondent and consequently direct the 1st Respondent to follow the Tender process as in guideline 10 of the THAI-I Scheme. For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondents : Mr. V.Nanmaran, AGP RR1 to 4

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking to quash the order dated 13.02.2017 in Letter No.1057/ SGS1/ 2017-3 of the 1st Respondent and in so far as the Packaged System in the Tendering Process under Guideline 7(iv) annexed to G.O.Ms. No.129, dated 25.10.2016 of the 1st Respondent and consequently, direct the 1st Respondent to follow the Tender process as in guideline 10 of the THAI-I Scheme.

2. When the case is taken up, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner.

3. The learned Additional Government Pleader submitted that the petitioner has challenged the orders passed by the first respondent in this writ petition and seeking a direction to the 1st Respondent to follow the Tender process as in guideline 10 of the THAI-I Scheme. In this regard, the guideline period has already over and hence, nothing survives for adjudication in the writ 2/4

petition.

4. In such view of the matter, the writ petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (S.G.S-1) Department, Secretariat, Chennai- 9.

2. The Director, Rural Development and Panchayath Raj, Chennai.

3. The Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

4. The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.

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