Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI THURSDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 15TH CHAITHRA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 8760 OF 2024 PETITIONER: THREAD SENSE THREAD SENSE HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SIJU M JOSE, MAROTTIMOOTTIL, KUDAYATHOOR P.O KUDAYATHOOR, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI PIN- 685 590, PIN - 685 585. RISHAB S. RIJO DOMY RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT STATUE, THRIVANATHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001. 2 THE SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KERALA. GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THRIUVANATHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001. 3 THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF STATE LOTTERIES VIKAS BHAVAN, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN - 695 033. 4 THE CHAIRMAN KERALA STATE LOTTERY AGENTS AND SELLERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, THAMPANOOR, THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN - 695 014. :2: 5 ESCHOL MERCANTE HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT, GROUND FLOOR, MATHEWSONS GATEWAY, VYTTILLA JUNCTION, COCHIN REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR JOEL LAL J, PIN - 682 019.
PRASANTH S R, STANDING COUNSEL SANTHAN V.NAIR SAFAL P. SALIM(K/003562/2022) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04.04.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: :3:
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 4th day of April, 2024 When the case is taken up, it is submitted by the Counsel for the respondents that the re-tender proceedings have been cancelled. The cancellation has been made after orders were issued by this Court directing the respondents to place on record the change that was brought about in the tender conditions, which would facilitate only the 5th respondent to be qualified. Since re-tender proceedings have been cancelled, the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous and the writ petition is hence closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to move again, if requried. Sd/- T.R RAVI JUDGE AMR :4: APPENDIX OF WP(C) 8760/2024 PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 THE TRUE COPY OF BID DOCUMENT WITH BID NO. GEM/2023/B/3561893 DATED 14.06.2023. Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) NO. 23770/2023 DATED 21.07.2023 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. Exhibit P3 THE TRUE COPY OF NOTICE INVITING TENDERS DATED 30.01.2024 ISSUED BY 4TH RESPONDENT. Exhibit P4 THE TRUE COPY OF TENDER DETAILS DATED 14.02.2024 WITH REGARD TO EXHIBIT P-3 TENDER. Exhibit P5 THE TRUE COPY OF GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED NIL WITH REGARD TO EXHIBIT P-3 WORK. Exhibit P6(a) THE TRUE COPY OF BALANCE SHEET OF THE PETITIONER FROM THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2021 TO 2022, DATED 31.03.2022. Exhibit P6(b) THE TRUE COPY OF BALANCE SHEET OF THE PETITIONER FROM THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2022 TO 2023, DATED 31.03.2023. Exhibit P6(c) THE TRUE COPY OF BALANCE SHEET OF THE PETITIONER FROM THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2023 TO 2024, DATED 31.03.2024.