- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46210 WP No. 33904 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 33904 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: 1. M/S DAFFODIL SECURITY SERVICES AND HOUSE KEEPING PROPRIETARY COMPANY REPRESENTING BY ITS PROPRIETOR S T SHIVA PRASAD @ S T PRASAD S/O LATE THIMMAIAH AGE ABOUT 70 YEARS HAVING OFFICE AT KIRAN NO 11, 1ST CROSS, C R LAYOUT BANGALORE-560078 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ASWATH NARAYAN S.N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUDHINDRA S A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GRAIN MERCHANT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., REP. BY SECRETARY NO 2 PAMPA MAHAKAVI ROAD CHAMARAJPET, BANGALORE 560018. …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AN 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED TENDER NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT BANK CALLING THE FRESH TENDER FOR PROVIDING SECURITY SERVICES AND GUNMEN PUBLISHED IN VIJAYAVANI KANNADA DAILY NEWSPAPER AND THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS ENGLISH NEWSPAPER DATED 05/11/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE G & H AND ETC. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46210 WP No. 33904 of 2025 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. Petitioner is before this court seeking for the following reliefs: A) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or a writ in like nature quashing the impugned Tender notification issued by the respondent bank calling the fresh Tender for providing Security Services and Gunmen published in Vijayavani Kannada daily newspaper and The New Indian Express English newspaper dated 05/11/2025 Vide ANNEXURE-G & H B) GRANT any other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and Circumstances of the case, including awarding Costs of this Writ Petition, in the interests of Justice and equity. 2. The petitioner is before this court aggrieved by the respondent terminating the Work Order issued by respondent in pursuance of the tender notification. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46210 WP No. 33904 of 2025 3. If at all the petitioner is aggrieved by any such action, it is for the petitioner to take such action as may be permissible under the Security Contract Agreement produced at Annexure-B, which also contains the arbitration clause. 4. Reserving such liberty, the petition stands disposed of. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE DM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 22