Neutral Citation No. 2025:JHHC:37617-DB p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (C) No. 7371 of 2025 M/S AJMANI INFRASTRUCTURES AND PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED, a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956, having its registered office at Church Road, P.O. and P.S. Lower Bazaar, District Ranchi Jharkhand 834 001, through its Director, Kunal Ajmani, son of Late Tilak Raj Ajmani, aged about 40 years, resident of Church Road, P.O. and P.S. Lower Bazaar, District Ranchi Jharkhand 834001. ... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Chief Executive Officer, Jharkhand State Khadi and Village Industries Board, having its office at 2nd Floor of Udyog Bhawan, Ratu Road, P.O. & P.S. Sukhdeonagar, Ranchi-834001, Jharkhand. 3. The Secretary, Industries Department, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at 2nd Floor, JSBCCL Building, Project Bhawan Campus, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, Ranchi-834004, Jharkhand. 4. The Executive Engineer, Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority, having its office at JIADA Bhawan, 3rd Floor, Namkum Industrial Area, P.O. & P.S. Lowadih, Ranchi-834010, Jharkhand. 5. The Executive Engineer, Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance Department, having its office at Ground Floor, Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S Dhurwa, Ranchi-834005, Jharkhand. ... Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR --------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Devesh Ajmani, Advocate For the State: Mr. Piyush Chitresh, A.C. to A.G. For the JIADA: Mr. C.A. Bardhan, Advocate --------- 02/Dated: 15.12.2025 Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.(Oral) 1. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- a) For issuance of an appropriate writ(s)/ order(s)/direction(s) particularly in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to issue work order to the petitioner company with respect to Tender Notice No. 09/JSK&VIB/2025-26 2025_KHADI_106443_1) dated Neutral Citation No. 2025:JHHC:37617-DB p. 2 10.11.2025 wherein the petitioner has been declared H-1 & L- 1 by the competent authority after duly opening the bids. b) For issuance of further appropriate writ/order/direction, including the Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent- to forthwith handover the ground to the petitioner company where the said work has to be executed for Rashtriya Khadi, Hastshilp & Saras Mela 2025-26 to be held from 21st December 2025 to 6th January 2026 so that the petitioner company can commence work execution. c) For issuance of an appropriate writ(s)/ order(s)/direction(s) particularly in nature of mandamus commanding upon the concerned respondents to justify the action of the Respondents by initially not providing work order to the petitioner company even when the petitioner company was declared L-1 & H-1 in minutes of bid evaluation report. d) For issuance of an appropriate writ(s), order(s)/direction(s) particularly in the nature of mandamus as to arbitrary and illegally withholding the work order and handing over ground even when the ground was to be allotted by 7th December and the work had to be executed by 20th December 2025 so that smoothly the Mela could start for citizens of Jharkhand from 21st December 2025. e) For issuance of appropriate Writ/ Order/Direction to Respondents to adhere strictly to the prescribed procedures for bidding and awarding contracts as delineated in the terms of the subject Tender Documents. Neutral Citation No. 2025:JHHC:37617-DB p. 3 2. The learned counsel for the respondents has placed on record communication dated 11th of December 2025 along with which a copy of notice dated 10.12.2025 has been annexed which goes to indicate that the Event in question has been postponed for non-availability of ground, thereby rendering this petition infructuous. 3. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of as infructuous. However, it is made clear that in case the respondents intend to hold the Event in near future, then the tenders including the tender of the petitioner already submitted shall also be considered in case there is no legal impediment in doing so. The parties are left to bear their costs. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) December 15, 2025 N.A.F.R. Manoj/Pramanik/Cp.2 Uploaded on 16.12.2025