2026:UHC:1467-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY 09TH MARCH, 2026 WRIT PETITION (M/B) No. 1147 OF 2025 M/s Natraj Engineering Services. …Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and another. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner. : Mr. Shobhit Saharia, learned counsel for the petitioner. Counsel for the respondents. : Mr. C.S. Rawat, learned Chief Standing Counsel with Mr. Naveen Tewari, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. JUDGMENT : (per Shri Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.) 1. The petitioner firm, being aggrieved by a condition in the tender document that the bidder should be having ‘no litigation’, filed the present Writ Petition, challenging the said condition. 2. A Coordinate Bench, by order dated 07.01.2026, granted order in favour of the petitioner, and restrained the respondents from going ahead with the tender process. 3. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no. 1, and therein the stand taken is that they are having technical problem in modifying the bid condition, and, since the bid was for procurement of photostat machines for 1 2026:UHC:1467-DB urgent need, therefore, the respondents have decided to cancel the present bidding process, and invite fresh tenders. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in view of the said stand taken by the respondents, the grievance stands redressed. 5. Having regard to the aforesaid, the present Writ Petition is disposed of, as having become infructuous. The respondents shall abide by the stand taken by them in their counter affidavit, and cancel the present bidding process. 6. All pending applications stand disposed of accordingly. ______________________ MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J. ___________________ SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J. Dt: 09th March, 2026 Rahul 2 RAHUL PRAJAPATI Digitally signed by RAHUL PRAJAPATI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=aa4fa3bee6691397758b14516ed3e66e61bf4c848741983ed8c39e4145cf1dab, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=303B55CC3063D34AC45BF8A192FCAD15C390A1AAD7B39857D2540AE 4C28A4898, cn=RAHUL PRAJAPATI Date: 2026.03.09 16:15:01 +05'30'