Alr Constructions v. The Regional Officer

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :07.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY and W.M.P(MD)Nos.5275 & 5276 of 2025 ALR Constructions, Represented by its Managing Director, A. Logirajan, ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Regional Officer, National Highways Authority of India, Regional Office, Lake View Road, Mattuthavani, Madurai.

2. The Superintending Engineer, O/o. Superintending Engineer, National Highways, Besant Road, Chinnachokkikulam, Madurai.

3. The Divisional Engineer, O/o. Divisional Engineer, National Highways, Dindigul.

...Respondents

PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order of the 1st respondent Tender Notice in Tender Ref. No. NHAI/17011/01/121/2025/RO Madurai dated 07.03.2025 and quash the same. 1/5

For Petitioner : Mr.Sricharan Rangaraj, Senior Counsel, for Mr.S.Ramsundarvijayraj For Respondents : Mr.Ajmal Khan, Additional Advocate General, assisted by Mr.S.Shanmugavel, Additional Government Pleader, for R-1 Mr.K.Govindarajan, Deputy Solicitor General of India, for Mr.P.Karthik, for R-2 & R-3

ORDER

The present Writ Petition has been filed for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, to quash the impugned Tender Notice dated 07.03.2025 issued by the 1st respondent.

2. The challenge in the present writ petition pertains to the Tender Notice referenced as Tender No. NHAI/17011/01/121/2025/RO Madurai, dated 07.03.2025. The tender was issued since the agreement between the petitioner and the respondents were terminated.

3. It is submitted by the parties that during the pendency of the writ petition, tripartite agreement was entered among the petitioner, NHAI and the Highways Department. Based on the same the petitioner submitted that the impugned tender notice ought to be set aside. However, the respondents submitted that the prayer sought by the petitioner in this writ petition has become infructuous in light of the tripartite agreement. 2/5

4. Considering the facts of the case, this Court is of the considered opinion that the earlier agreement has been replaced by the tripartite agreement. Therefore, the tender notice cannot be proceeded with. Consequently the same is quashed.

5. With the above observations, this writ petition is allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 07.07.2025 NCC : Yes / No [1/2] Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes KSA To:

1. The Regional Officer, National Highways Authority of India, Regional Office, Lake View Road, Mattuthavani, Madurai.

2. The Superintending Engineer, O/o. Superintending Engineer, National Highways, Besant Road, Chinnachokkikulam, Madurai.

3. The Divisional Engineer, O/o. Divisional Engineer, 3/5

National Highways, Dindigul.

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S.SRIMATHY , J.

KSA ORDER MADE IN [1/2] DATED :07.07.2025 5/5