Satyajit Panda v. Indian Oil Corporation Limited And ANR.

06.12.2021.

Court No.13 Item No. 67 ap W.P.A. No. 18646 of 2021 (Through Video Conference) Satayajit Panda

Versus

Indian Oil Corporation Limited & Anr.

Mr. Sourav Kumar Mukherjee, Ms. Anjana Banerjee.

...For the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Kumar Nag, Mr. Swarajit Dey, Mr. Abhishek Nag.

...For the IOCL.

Affidavit-of-service filed in Court today be taken on record.

The writ petitioner is aggrieved by the rejection of his technical bid in a Tender for, "Road Transportation of Bulk Petroleum Products in Tank Trucks", issued by the Indian Oil Corporation. The petitioner had offered to supply as many as 11 Tank Trucks, in his technical bid.

It was an essential condition for pre-qualification that PESO for all the Tank Tucks offered would have complete Registration Certificates and a valid PESO license.

It appears from the records that are annexed to the writ petition, that the petitioner has only produced a registration certificate of the TT with his tender and has not produced the relevant registration smart card. The registration certificate itself issued by the Government of Orissa stipulates that the same is not

valid unless it is accompanied by the valid smart card and a certificate of registration.

The petitioner is admittedly in the Tank Trucks supply business since the year 2013-2014. More than anyone else, the petitioners should have known of the requirement of strict compliance of the tender condition and production of smart card along with the Registration Certificates.

The petitioner's technical bid was therefore rightly rejected by the Indian Oil Corporation. The instant writ petition must fail and is hereby dismissed.

There will be no order as to costs.

All parties are directed to act on a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)