- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22685 WP No. 1878 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 1878 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: 1. THE KARNATAKA STATE RATION FOOD GRAIN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRANSPORTATION, CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (R), HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO 173/A, 1ST BLOCK 7TH CROSS, 19TH MAIN RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 010, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, SRI. MALLIKARJUN C. KOTTALAGI, S/O CHANDRASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS. 2. M/S SANGAMESHWAR TRANSPORT REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER SRI. MOULALI G NAZARI, S/O GOUSEMODDIN, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, VIJAYAPURA (D) 586101. INDIRA AUTO NAGAR, STATION BACK ROAD 3. M/S SRI. BASAVESHWARA TRANSPORT REPRESENTED BY PROPRIETOR SMT. UMADEVI W/O JAMBANNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, APMC YARD, 5TH GATE, SINDHANUR ROAD, MANVI, RAICHUR DISTRICT - 584 123. 4. SRI. RACHAPPA S MANNANGI S/O SHIVARUDRAPPA MANNANGI Digitally signed by VIDYA G R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22685 WP No. 1878 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 87 YEARS 511, NEGLURU ROAD, GUTTAL HAVERI (D) 581108 5. M/S SRI. SAGAR TRANSPORT REPRESENTED BY PROPRIETOR SRI. LAXMAN S KAMATE S/O SATHYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS NO.255, VAIBHAV, SHASTRI NAGAR, BELAGHAVI - 590 001. 6. SRI. RAVIKUMAR A PATTANASHETTY, S/O ANDANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, KARIYAMMA KALLA BADAVANE, GADAG - 582 101. 7. SRI. SIDDALINGAPPA A PATTANASHETTY, S/O ANDANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, TENGINAKAI BAZAR BETAGERI, GADAG - 582 102. 8. M/S KURLE TRANSAPORT CO. REPRESENTED BY PROPRIETOR SRI RAJASHEKHAR MALLIKARJUN KURLE, S/O MALLIKARJUN KURLE, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS CST NO.1393/E, WARD NO.13, GANAPATHY CHOWK, SHAPET ROAD, VIJAYAPURA, VIJAYAPURA(D) - 586 101. 9. M/S KURLE ROADLINES REPRESENTED BY PROPRIETOR SRI MAHESH MALLIKARJUN KURLE, S/O MALLIKARJUN KURLE, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS CTS NO.1773/B, WARD NO.3 INDIRA AUTO NAGAR, STATION BACK ROAD VIJAYAPURA, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22685 WP No. 1878 of 2025 VIJAYAPURA (D) - 586 101. 10. M/S SELECT LOGISTICS, REPRESENTED BY PARTNER SRI. SHAHNAWAZ GOUSMUDDIN NAZARIA, S/O GOUSMUDDIN NAZARIA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, INDIRA AUTO NAGAR, STATION BACK ROAD, VIJAYAPURA - 586 101. 11. M/S. G S MULAGUND, REPRESENTED BY PROPRIETOR SRI. GOVINDARAJ MULAGUND S/O SHUBASH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, CTS, NO.30. WARD NO,7, OLD KIRANA MARKET, BAGALKOTE - 587 101. 12. M/S NJ PATHAN REPRESENTED BY PARTNER SRI. R N PATHAN, S/O NAZARMAHMADKHAN, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, MARKET ROAD, JUMMA BAZZAR, SAVANUR TALUK, HAVERI (D) - 581 118. 13. M/S SG TRANSPORT SRI. HARISH AGARWAL, S/O NEMICHAND AGARWAL REPRESENTED BY PARTNER, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, KK COLONY, JAL NAGAR, VIJAYAPURA, VIJAYAPURA(D) - 586 109. 14. M/S SUNNY ROADLINES, SRI. SANGAMESH HATTI, S/O MALLIKARJUN HATTI REPRESENTED BY PARTNER AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22685 WP No. 1878 of 2025 GANDHI-GUNJ, MOTHI BAZAR, BIDAR - 585 403. 15. M/S REVANNA SIDDESHWARA TRANSPORT CO., REPRESENTED BY PARTNER SRI. RAJKUMAR S/O MALLIKARJUN ULLE AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS HOSPET GALLI, BASAVAKALYAN, BIDAR - 585 327. 16. M/S. RENUKA TRANSPORT REPRESENTED BY PARTNER S/O ESHWARAPPA HANAGAL, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS SRI. SURESH HANAGAL OPP/OLD Z P OFFICE, KOPPAL, KOPPAL - 583 231. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. A.L. SARITHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, CUNNINGHAM RD, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 058. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR O/O THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, CUNNINGHAM RD, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 058. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22685 WP No. 1878 of 2025 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND ALSO PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL EVALUATION COMMITTEE, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER VIJAYAPURA, VIJAYAPURA (D) - 586 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) QUASH THE E- TENDER NOTIFICATION DATED 21/1/2025 IN NUMBER FSA/E- PROC/WHOLESALE TENDER/102/2025-26 DATED 21/1/2025 CALLING FOR FRESH TENDER IN RESPECT OF WHOLESALE TRANSPORTATION BY THE R2 VIDE ANNX-J RESTRICTED ONLY IN RESPECT OF CONTRACT WHEREIN SINGLE BIDDER IN THE EARLIER TENDER AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the Petitioners has filed a memo. The memo reads as hereunder: "The Advocate for the Petitioners most humbly submit as under:- The matter pertaining to Tender. The petitioners challenging the Retender notification dated 21.01.2025 in respect of both Retail and Wholesale Transportation for the year 2024-2026 in the Department of food and Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Bangalore. Re-tender process was initiated and awaiting for issue of Work order. At this juncture, without dragging of the above matter, the petitioners are hereby praying to withdraw the above petition to meet the ends of Justice. Hence, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be permitting the petitioners to withdraw the above case. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22685 WP No. 1878 of 2025 Hence, in view of the same, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be permitting the petitioners to withdraw the above case in the interest of Justice and equity. Hence this Memo," In the light of the same, Petition is dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE Bsv List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7 CT: BHK