M.Santhosh Kumar v. The Managing Director

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.06.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI And W.M.P.Nos.35921 and 35923 of 2023 M.Santhosh Kumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Managing Director, Tamilnadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, CMDA Tower II, 4th Floor, Gandhi Irvin Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

2.The Senior Regional Manager, Tamilnadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, Trichy - 620 001.

3.The District Manager, Tamilnadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, Office of the District Collector, Perambalur.

4.Chandrasekaran 5.M/s.Tulasi Stores, Rep. by its Proprietor Ranganathan ... Respondents Prayer:

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issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the second respondent dated 17.12.2023 for the Tender process held on 16.12.2023 and to quash the same in respect of TASMAC Retail Vending Shop No.6311, Perambalur and consequently directing the 2nd and 3rd respondents to conduct the re-tender process in respect of the Shop No.6311 within a time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Shakul Hameed For Respondents : Mr.K.Balakrishnan for R1 to R3 Mr.M.Muthappan for R4 R5 - No Appearance

O R D E R

The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the order passed by the second respondent dated 17.12.2023 for the Tender process held on 16.12.2023 and to quash the same in respect of TASMAC Retail Vending Shop No.6311, Perambalur and consequently directing the respondents 2 and 3 to conduct the re-tender process in respect of the Shop No.6311 within a time stipulated by this Court.

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2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner filed this writ petition challenging the rejection of the petitioner's application for participating in the tender process, however, the period of tender is already over. Hence this Court may, without going into the merits of the case, grant liberty to the petitioner to make representation to the respondents seeking refund of the EMD amount and issue direction to the respondents to consider the said representation and to pass appropriate orders. 3.Recording the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, grants liberty to the petitioner to make representation to the respondents seeking refund of the EMD amount, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If any such representation is made by the petitioner, the respondents shall consider the same, if the same is legally permissible ans shall pass appropriate orders, within a period of six weeks thereafter.

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4.The writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 09.06.2026 pri Index: Yes/ No Speaking Order: Yes/ No NCC: Yes/ No To 1.The Managing Director, Tamilnadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, CMDA Tower II, 4th Floor, Gandhi Irvin Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

2.The Senior Regional Manager, Tamilnadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, Trichy - 620 001.

3.The District Manager, Tamilnadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, Office of the District Collector, Perambalur.

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M.DHANDAPANI,J.

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