2026:UHC:2320-DB HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SHRI SUBHASH UPADHYAY 1st April, 2026 Writ Petition (M/B) No. 98 of 2025 Sumit Jethi ------Petitioner Versus Nagar Palika Parishad, Nainital and another ---Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Shri Manish Bisht, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri D.S.Patni, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Shri Bhupendra Bisht and Ajay Bisht, learned counsel for the Nagar Palika Parishad, Nainital/respondent no.1. JUDGMENT: (per Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.) 1. The following prayers have been made in the present writ petition. “(1) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the minutes of Tender Evaluation Committee dated 18.03.2025(Annexure NO. 1) by means of which the technical bid of petitioner is declared as non-responsive. (ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to consider the petitioner's technical bid as responsive and compliant. (iii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the tender notice dated 18.03.2025 for the work of vehicle parking at 1 2026:UHC:2320-DB Mallital Flat Ground (Annexure NO. 5)” 2. The relief claimed in the petition has been rendered infructuous by efflux of time. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. 4. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. (MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J.) (SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J.) Dated:01.04.2026 Kaushal 2