- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12965 WP No. 7431 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 7431 OF 2024 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: KARNATAKA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, NO. 1, ESI BUILDING SUB DIVISION, SESHADRIPURAM, BENGALUREU - 560 020, REPRESENTED BY ITS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOPALAKRISHNA GOWDA I, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTER FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE, NO. 09, MOTI LAL NEHRU MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 011. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION, ESI CORPORATION, HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, CIG ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 002. 3. THE FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER ESI CORPORATION, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12965 WP No. 7431 of 2024 HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, PANCHADEEP BHAWAN, C.I.G MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 002. 4. CHIEF ENGINEER ESI CORPORATION, HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, PANCHADEEP BHAWAN, C.I.G MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 002. 5. THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, REGIONAL OFFICE, ESI CORPORATION, ESIC NO. -10, BINNY FIELD, BINNYPET, BENGALURU - 560 023. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N. KUMAR, CGSC FOR R1 TO R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ONLINE E-NOTICE INVITING TENDER DATED 23/01/2024 BEARING NIT NO. 53/W/17/80/VII/2021/PMD (BID DOCUMENT FOR PSUS) AS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-AB AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12965 WP No. 7431 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Shri M.N. Kumar, learned CGSC appearing for respondents No.1 to 5 submits that petition is rendered infructuous due to contract awarded to Hindustan Steelworks construction Limited. In that light, reserving liberty to avail of such remedies as is available in law, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 3 Sl No.: 5 CT: BHK