Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:7085-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 783 of 2025 Petitioner :- M/S Neetu Singh Contractor Thru. Neetu Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Panchayti Raj Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Upendra Prakash Pathak,Ramesh Chandra Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J. 1. Instruction dated 25.01.2025 produced by Shri Manish Mishra, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Manish Mishra, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State. 3. The tender in question was floated by the Zila Panchayat which has not been arrayed as opposite party in the writ petition. 4. Moreover, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel has instructions to inform the Court that the petitioner submitted an application for refund of earnest money on 04.11.2024. Accordingly, the same was returned on 08.11.2024. Thereafter, the tender has been finalized and settled in favour of the lowest bidder and agreement has also been executed. 5. Learned counsel for concerned Zila Panchayat Shri Rajiv Narayan Pandey is also present and he has raised the aforesaid objection about non impleadment of the Zila Panchayat. He also reiterates what has been stated by the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State. 6. In these circumstances, we see no reason to interfere in the matter. 7. The writ petition is dismissed. . (Om Prakash Shukla,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Order Date :- 4.2.2025 R.K.P. Digitally signed by :- RAJ KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench