- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7443 WP No. 3877 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 3877 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: M/S RAMA ENTERPRISES A PROPRIETARY CONCERN OFFICE AT NO2, SURABI SHAKARA 2ND FLOOR, 13TH CROSS, ATTIMABBE ROAD, CT BED EXTENTION, BSK 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU-560070 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SRI DEVARAJ.R S/O RAMA REDDY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINOD KUMAR M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, PWD ANNEX BUILDING, SESHADRI ROAD NEAR K R CIRCLE BENGALURU- 560001 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD KR CIRCLE, BENGALURU-560001 PWD ANNEX BUILDING, SESHADRI ROAD NEAR K R CIRCLE BENGALURU- 560001 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7443 WP No. 3877 of 2025 3. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD BUILDING DIVISION, NO.2 BUILDING DIVISION KR CIRCLE, BENGALURU-560001 4. H.V. GOVINDE GOWDA RESIDING AT 1ST MAIN, U-15, GANESHA BLOCK, SHESHADHRIPURAM BENGALURU 560020 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHAMANTH NAIK., HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND RETURNS AND DIRECT THE R-2 TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO FILE APPEAL AGAINST REJECTION OF TECHNICAL BID OF THE PETITIONER IN TENDER DTD. 23.08.2024 IN TENDER REFERENCE NO. PWD/2024- 25/BD/WORK-INDENT10784 PRODUCED AT ANNX-H AS PER SECTION 15 OF KTPP ACT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent No.1 to 3. Notice to respondent No.4 is not necessary for the following reasons. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7443 WP No. 3877 of 2025 2. The petitioner is aggrieved of the rejection of his technical bid. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner attempted to file an appeal online before the second respondent appellate authority under the provisions of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999. However due to some technical glitch, the petitioner was unable to file the appeal. 3. The second respondent appellate authority is hereby directed to receive the appeal at the hands of the petitioner offline and consider the same in accordance with law. All contentions including the delay is kept open. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL