- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53106 WP No. 37460 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 37460 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: S L V ENTERPRISES OFFICE AT NO 42/4, 4TH J CROSS, NEAR MARUTHI SCHOOL, VRUSHBHAVATHI NAGAR, KAMKSHIPALAYA, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, BENGALURU URBAN- 560079 REPRESENTED BY IT PROPRIETOR SRI. SRINIVASAIAH S/O RANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BIPIN HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. BANNIKATTI DEEPAK., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARMENT OF FINANCE VIDHAN SOUDHA BENGALURU 56001 REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. D.DEVARAJURS TRUCK TERMINAL (GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA UNDERTAKING) REG OFFICE 3RD FLOOR, B BLOCK TTMC SHANTHINAGAR, K.H ROAD, BENGALURU-560027 REP BY MANAGING DIRECTOR 3. ESHWARAPPAPANDURANGA AND CO PARTNERSHIP FIRM OFFICE AT OLD NO 25, NEW NO 56/3, PIPE LINE MAIN ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU, BENGALURU URBAN, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53106 WP No. 37460 of 2025 KARNATAKA-560003 REP BY PARTNER REG UNDER PARTNERSHIP ACT 1932 4. SLN ENTERPRISES OFFICE AT NO 16 2ND FLOOR 16TH GAADIMUDDANNA ROAD, 5TH MAIN ROAD, SRI RAMANAGAR KAMAKSHPALYA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA- 560 079 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI. G KRISHANAPPA …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.K.P.YASHODA, AGA FOR R1; SRI. SHARASS CHANDRA R.DODDAMANI, ADVOCATE FOR R2; V/O DTD 11/12/2025) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 26.11.2025 GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT NO 2 AND TO DECLARE HIM AS A SUCCESSFUL BIDDER. ANNEXURE A., AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.1. 2. Sri. Sharass Chandra R. Doddamani, learned counsel is directed to accept notice for respondent No.2. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53106 WP No. 37460 of 2025 3. Notice to respondent Nos.3 and 4 is dispensed with in view of the proposed order to be passed. 4. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: (a) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondent authority to consider the representation dated 26.11.2025 given by the petitioner to the respondent no 2 and to declare him as a successful bidder. Annexure A (b) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the petitioner as a successful bidder in the E-Auction dated 03.10.2025 bearing no DDUTTL/E-Auction/BLR YPR-TT/2025-26 for collection of parking fee from the Goods Carriage Vehicles/Trucks at workshop area-Lorry parking or repair bay in the premises of D. DevarajUrs Truck Terminal at Industrial suburb 2nd stage, yashwanthpura Bangalore. Annexure B. (c) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the bid submitted by the respondent no 3 and 4 in the E- Auction dated 03.10.2025 bearing no DDUTTL/E- Auction/BLR YPR-TT/2025-26 as void in view of not satisfying/complying the terms and condition of the e-auction notification. Annexure B (d) Grant such other relief that this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the matter. 5. Sri. Bipin Hegde, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, would submit that insofar as prayers "b" and "c" are concerned, he would not press the matter before this Court and liberty may be granted to the petitioner to challenge the same in terms of the Karnataka - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53106 WP No. 37460 of 2025 Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999 (for short, "KTPP Act"). He only insists that prayer "a," as regards the consideration of the representation submitted by the petitioner on 26.11.2025, be considered by this Court. 6. The petitioner being one of the tenderer, in furtherance of the E-auction dated 03.10.2025 has been declared as H3 and respondent Nos.3 and 4 has been declared as H1 and H2, respectively. In respect thereto, the petitioner had submitted a representation on 26.11.2025, which has not been considered by the respondents. 7. A representation having been submitted by the petitioner, it was required for the tender issuing authority, i.e., respondent No.2, to have considered the same and pass necessary orders either by accepting or rejecting the representation. The said representation could not have been kept pending and the matter proceeded with. In that view of the matter, I pass the following: ORDER i) Writ petition is allowed. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53106 WP No. 37460 of 2025 ii) A mandamus is issued directing respondent No.2 to consider the representation dated 26.11.2025 at Annexure-A and pass necessary orders thereon within a period of seven days at any rate prior to finalisation of the tender. iii) Insofar as prayer "a" and "b" are concerned, the petitioner is at liberty to file such proceedings as permissible under the KTPP Act. iv) It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the entitlement of the petitioner under the said representation. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE GJM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25