- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1101 WP No. 102469 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.102469 OF 2024 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: M/S. SHARPWATCH INVESTIGATION AND SECURITY SERVICES PVT. LTD., NO.17, 1ST FLOOR, 8TH CROSS, KAMKSHI HOSPITAL ROAD, SARASWATHIPURAM MYSORE - 570 009, (COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 2013) REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER RAMACHANDRA S/O. MARIGE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, NO.7/1, 2ND CROSS, 3RD BLOCK, JAYANAGARA, BANGALORE – 560 068. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAJASHEKAR GUNJALLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, M.S.BUILDING, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE – 560 001. Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1101 WP No. 102469 of 2024 2. KOPPAL INSTITTUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, GANGAVATHI ROAD, KOPPAL – 583 231, (AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA) REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1; SRI K.S.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF WRIT QUASHING THE REJECTION OF THE TENDER BID OF THE PETITIONER BY LETTER NO-KIMS/ SUP/ TENDER/2023-24/1154, DATED 26.03.2024 BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT-KOPPAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AS AVAILABLE IN THE E-PROCUREMENT PORTAL VIDE ANNEXURE- G, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF WRIT DIRECTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT-KOPPAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES TO CONSIDER THE TENDER BID OF THE PETITIONER AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY BY SCHEDULING THE DATE FOR VERIFICATION OF THE TENDER DOCUMENTS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1101 WP No. 102469 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The subject petition is preferred calling in question a notice inviting tender dated 19.01.2024. The period of tender was one year. This Court interdicted the further proceedings in the tender. Since the period of tender has come to an end. The respondent has filed memo seeking to withdraw the tender notification reserving liberty to issue a fresh tender. Liberty of issuance of a fresh tender notification is a right that is available to the respondent anytime, there need not be an order to the effect. 2. In the light of the memo filed seeking to withdraw the tender notification, the petition is rendered infructuous and is disposed having become infructuous. All contentions remain open. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 67