HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 9831 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE PRASHANT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has prayed for the following substantial reliefs: "i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned condition no. 5 of the Tender Document relating to technical bid for the year 2025-26 as contained in Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition. ii) to issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties not to give effect to condition no. 5 of the of the Tender Document relating to technical bid for the year 2025-26 as contained in Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition. iii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite parties to allow petitioner to participate in the tender process ignoring condition no. 5 of the Tender Document relating to technical bid for the year 2025-26 as contained in Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition." 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that a new condition has been imposed being condition No. 5, which is Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shobhit Mohan Shukla, Arun Kumar, Raj Krishna Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., V.P. Nag M/S Chacha Chaudhary Handling And Transport Contractor Thru.Its Proprietor Ram Dulare .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin./Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Agriculture Lko. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) delineated herein-below:- "5. जेम पोटर्ल पर िबड करने वाले िनिवदादाता प्रोपराईटर फमर् (प्रोपराईटर स्वयं प्रोपराईटर के िपता, भाई, पत्नी के नाम होने पर सम्बन्ध का साक्ष्य सिहत प्रमाण), पाटर्नरिशप फमर् (िकसी एक पाटर्नर अथवा सभी पाटर्नर के नाम), कम्पनी स्वयं के 03 वािणिज्यक ट्रको का स्वामी होना चािहए। उक्त की पुिष्ट ट्रक के पंजीयन, िफटनेस, रोड परिमट, रोड टैक्स जमा रसीद की प्रमािणत छायाप्रितयों अपलोड करना अिनवायर् है। िनिवदादाता के नाम उपरोक्तानुसार वािणज्यक ट्रको का िनजी स्वािमत्व न होने की दशा में उनके िनिवदा पर िवचार नहीं िकया जायेगा। अलग-अलग पिरयोजना की िनिवदा में प्रितभाग करने के िलए पृथक पृथक वाहन मान्य होंगे।" 4. He submits that there is no rationale for having imposed this particular condition as this condition requires the person applying for tender to be the owner of the trucks. 5. Per contra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that this condition has been added to ensure proper supply of the seeds in time. 6. We are unable to see how the particular condition is arbitrary or mala fide and accordingly, we do not find it a fit case to interfere in this matter. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. October 13, 2025 Ashutosh WRIC No. 9831 of 2025 2 (Prashant Kumar,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench