IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVAT^^^f^^^ i O' A'^p o Iff ‘S.W THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE y PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, THE CHIEF JUSTICE. AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO WRIT APPEAL NO: 263 OF 2025 Writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order passed in WP No. 5435 of 2025 dated 04-03-2025,on the file of the High Court. Between: 1. The State of AP, Rep by its Principal Secretary Department of School Education Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi Village, Tullur Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Department of School Education, Andhra Pradesh D.No 398/3, Vidya bhavan, Venkatadiri towers, Atmakur (V), Mangalagiri (M), Guntur District. i 3. The Director, Andhra Pradesh Government, Textbook Press, Department of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, 5th Floor, Vidhya Bhavan, Atmakur (V), Mangalagiri (M), Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 4. E Procurement Department, IT, E and C Department, Represented by its Director, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi,Amaravati, Guntur District ...Appellants/Respondents AND m k / 1. Vikram Book Links Private Limited, Rep by its Authorised Representative, CIN U22219AP2008PTC057907, Plot No 112, Ramaswamy Towers, YSR Inner Ring Road, 0pp. Ajithsingh Nagar Area Vijayawada, NTR District, AP - 520015 2. R. Srinivas Vikram, S/o Ravikrindi Ramaswamy, Age 45 Years, Occ Authorised Representative Cum Chief Executive officer M/s Vikram Book Links Private Limited, Office at Plot No 112, Ramaswamy Towers, YSR Inner Ring Road, opp. Ajithsingh Nagar Area, Vijayawada, NTR District, AP-520015 / ...Respondents/ Writ Petitioners lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of the interim order passed in WP No. 5435 of 2025 dated 04-03-2025, which was subsequently extended on 05- 03-2025. Counsel for the Appellants: SRI. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondents: TAGORE YADAV YARAGORLA The Court made the following order: Bench Sr.No;-4 [3446] APHC010134502025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WRIT APPEAL NO; 263 of 2025 ...Appellants The State of A.P. and others Vs. ...Respondents Vikram Book Links Private Limited and another ********** Learned Government Pleader for School Education Advocate for appellants Sri Tagore Yadav Yaragorla Advocate for respondents CORAM :THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO DATE : 20th March 2025 PC : The present Writ Appeal has been preferred against interim orders dated 04.03.2025 as also 05.03.2025 passed in W.P.No.5435 of 2025. By virtue of the order dated 04.03.2025, the learned single Judge had directed the respondents to accept the tender document of the petitioners since it was within the last date prescribed for acceptance thereof. The On 05.03.2025, the 2. direction also was to process the tender document. interim order was ordered to be continued till the next date of hearing. Learned counsel for the appellants states that the purport of the extension of the interim order is that even when the petitioners do not fulfill the requirement of the turnover, which is fixed at Rs.10 crores, yet, by virtue of the 3. 2 order impugned, the appellants would be handicapped in rejecting the bid of the petitioners during the technical evaluation. 4. We, however, are of the opinion that the manner in which the appellants are interpreting the interim orders dated 04.03.2025 and 05.03.2025 is not what perhaps it purports to be. In fact, processing the application of the petitioners, does not, in any way, suggest that the bid cannot be rejected if it otherwise does not qualify the technical standards which have been prescribed including the condition regarding the turnover. 5. Be that as it may, we clarify that while the appellants are entitled to process the bid of the petitioners, nothing would prevent them from rejecting the same in case it does not meet the technical qualifications prescribed. This would be without prejudice to the petitioners’ case succeeding on the issue of mala fides/bias or on the ground that it is tailor made to suit a particular bidder. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is disposed of. No order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- V DIWAKAR DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SE N OFFICER To, 1. R. Srinivas Vikram, S/o Ravikrindi Ramaswamy Authorised Representative Cum Chief Book Links Private Limited, Office at Plot No YSR Inner Ring Road District, AP- 520015 Age 45 Years, Occ Executive officer M/s Vikram - 112, Ramaswamy Towers, opp. Ajithsingh Nagar Area, Vijayawada, NTR 2 The Authorised Representative, Vikram Book Links Private Limited, CIN LI22219AP2008PTC057907, Plot No 112, Ramaswamy Towers, YSR Inner Ring Road, Opp. Ajithsingh Nagar Area Vijayawada, NTR District AP-520015. One CC to Sri Tagore Yadav Yaragorla Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for School Education, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Three CD Copies GSC 3. 4. 5. HIGH COURT DATED:20/03/2025 ORDER WA.No.263 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WA WITHOUT COSTS