- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1468 WP No. 34563 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 34563 OF 2024 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: ASHRAYA ASSOCIATES OFFICE AT NO. 38, USA RESIDENCY, J.C.S.T.M., BLOCK, ADICHUNCHANAGIRI MAIN ROAD, KUVEMPUNAGAR, MYSURU 570023. REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR. SRI. C.Y. SHIVEGOWDA. SON OF LATE. VYEKUNTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS PROPRIETOR CONCERN. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MADHUKAR M DESHPANDE., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILIDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ADMIN) & TENDER INVITING AUTHORITY, KARNATAKA RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY, (AN ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA), Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1468 WP No. 34563 of 2024 NO. 8, 6TH FLOOR, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BANGALORE 560 052. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHAMANTH NAIK., HCGP FOR R1 SRI.SRINIVASA C., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT TENDER CONDITIONS AT SL. NO. 2 AND 3 OF THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA I.E., CLAUSE 2 OF THE TENDER CONDITIONS INCLUDING THE NOTE CONTAINED THEREIN AND TENDER CONDITIONS AT CLAUSE 3.7(IV) OF THE TENDER CONDITIONS PERTAINING TO TENDER ENQUIRY BEARING NO. KREIS/2024- 25/IND0023 DATED 16.11.2024 (ANNEXURE-A) ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AND CONDITION AT SL. NO. 8 OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE TENDER CONDITIONS DATED 30.11.2024 (ANNEXURE-B) ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 ARE ILLEGAL AND VOID AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Counsel for the second respondent-Tender Inviting Authority submits that the petitioner M/s. Ashraya Associates, has submitted a tender only in respect of Chamarajanagar District. Similarly, the petitioner in W.P.No.34687/2024 has submitted the tender only for Raichur District. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1468 WP No. 34563 of 2024 2. Learned Counsel would therefore submit that the writ petition may be disposed of in respect of all other Districts, since the petitioner has not submitted their tender in the other Districts and no useful purpose would be served keeping the writ petition pending for consideration in respect of the other Districts. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT: JL