- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1577 WP No. 200361 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO.200361 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: M/S SAMARTH ROAD LINES REP BY MANAGING PARTNER UMESH S/O TUKAPPA MAIN ROAD RUDRAWADI 585 302. ALAND TALUKA KALABURAGI DIST …PETITIONER (BY SRI VENKATESH C.MALLABADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KALABURAG AND CHAIRMAN TENDER EVALUATION SAMITI KALABURAGI DIST KALABURAGI 585 102. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLY DEPARTMENT STATE OF KARNATAKA, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 01. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLY DEPT., MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, KALABURAGI – 585 102. Digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1577 WP No. 200361 of 2025 4. M/S. LINGARAJ S. BUKKE TRANSPORT ALAND THROUGH ITS PROP: LINGARAJ S/O SYABANNA BUKKE, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NO.2477 NEAR KALESHA MASJID, HATYAN GALLI ALAND 585 302. DIST: KALABURAGI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MALLIKARJUN SAHUKAR, A.G.A. FOR R1 TO R3; SRI SACHIN M. MAHAJAN, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 31.01.2025, IN FILE NUMBER DºÁgÀ/¯ÉPÀÌ/20/2024-26 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN SO FAR AS HOLDING/DECLARING RESPONDENT NO.4 AT SL.NO.1 NAMELY M/S SRI.LINGARAJ S.BUKKE TRANSPORT COMPANY, ALAND AS ELIGIBLE FOR THE TENDER PROCESS AND SELECTED IN TECHNICAL BID. THE COPY OF WHICH IS AT ANNEXURE-H AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) This writ petition is filed to quash the order dated 31.01.2025 insofar as holding 4th respondent eligible for the tender process and acceptance of the technical bid of the respondent. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1577 WP No. 200361 of 2025 2. A similar challenge was made by another participant in the bid in writ petition No.200382/2025. This court today has allowed the writ petition holding that 4th respondent is not eligible to participate in the tender process. Hence, the order accepting technical bid of 4th respondent is set aside in the said writ petition. 4th respondent in the present petition is the 4th respondent in W.P.No.200382/2025. 3. Under these circumstances, for the reasons assigned in W.P No.200382/2025, this writ petition is allowed. 4. The impugned order at Annexure-H dated 31.01.2025 insofar as accepting the technical bid of 4th respondent is quashed. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE BL List No.: 2 Sl No.: 27.1.