- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31697 WP No. 7208 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN WRIT PETITION NO. 7208 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M/S N RANGANATHA RAILWAY AND P.W.D CONTRACTOR K.G.F MAIN ROAD, DESIHALLI BANGARPET 563114 NOW PRESENTLY R/AT BANGLAORE REP BY D.R BALACHANDER MANAGING PARTNER …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VASU DEVA NAIDU S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA REPBY THE GENERAL MANAGER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY GADAG ROAD, HUBLI 580023 2. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL ENGINEER (CO-ORD) BANGALORE DIVSIION SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31697 WP No. 7208 of 2022 BANGALORE 23 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANDRACHUD A., CGSC) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONCLUDE THE CONTRACT AND RELEASE THE FINAL BILL INCLUDING PVC BILL AS REQUESTED THROUGH PETITIONERS LETTER DATED 03.03.2022 MARKED AS ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN ORAL JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:- "To issue an appropriate Writ or Direction more particularly a direction in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the respondents to conclude the contract and release the final bill including PVC bill as requested through petitioner's letter dated 03.03.2022 marked as Annexure-A and pass such further or other orders." - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31697 WP No. 7208 of 2022 2. It is submitted by learned Central Government Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents that the representation preferred at Annexure-A had been rejected by an endorsement dated 06.04.2022 and what is now being argued is with regard to the correctness of the said rejection, which is not under challenge. 3. Leaving open the contentions of the writ petitioner and his right to challenge the rejection of his representation, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23