- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:18163 WP No. 11819 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 11819 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: B.P. VISHWANATH, TRANSPORT CONTRACTOR, SON OF LATE B.M. PUTTAGANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS AND RESIDING AT BETTADAHALASURU, BENGALURU NORTH - 562 157. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHINAY Y.T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES, CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND LEGAL METROLOGY, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (FOODS) BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, BENGALURU RURAL DIVISION, BEHIND KHANDAYA BHAVAN, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:18163 WP No. 11819 of 2025 4. THE COMMITTEE FOR TENDER EVALUATION FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, BENGALURU RURAL DIVISION, BEHIND KHANDAYA BHAVAN, BENGALURU - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, ADDL. GOVT. ADVOCATE) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS AND DIRECT THE SECOND RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 18.02.2025 (ANNX-B1 AND B2); DIRECT THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 02.04.2025 (ANNX-C), IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER The petitioner has approached this Court, seeking for a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing second respondent to consider the representations dated 18.02.2025, produced as per Annexures B-1 and B-2 and to direct the third respondent - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:18163 WP No. 11819 of 2025 to consider the representation dated 02.04.2025 produced as per Annexure C. 2. Heard Sri. Abhinay Y.T., learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents. Perused the material on record. 3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is one of the three bidders who submitted their bids for transportation of food grains from Godowns and arranging in-stack as per direction of Godown in-charge. It is the case of the petitioner that the bid submitted by the other two bidders are defective in nature and are therefore liable to be rejected. In that regard, he has submitted representations as referred to above. 4. The respondents cannot have any objection for consideration of the representations dated 18.02.2025 and 02.04.2025 submitted to respondents No.2 and 3, respectively. 5. Hence, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER (i) The writ petition is allowed. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:18163 WP No. 11819 of 2025 (ii) The respondents No.2 and 3 are directed to consider the representations dated 18.02.2025 and 02.04.2025 submitted to respondents No.2 and 3, respectively, as referred above, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1