- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5396 WP No. 6311 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6311 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: 1. SRI VEERABHADRESHWARA TRADERS NO.01, SORABA MAIN ROAD, SORABA, KARNATAKA-577429 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI RAMAPPADHARMAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 2. M/S L. V. TRADERS BEHIND CHURCH, JOSEPH NAGAR, SAGARA TQ. SHIVAMOGGA DIST-577401 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI KRISHNA B. AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS 3. M/S RENUKAMBA TRADERS KAGODU THIMMAPPA LAYOUT, ANALEKOPPA, SAGAR-577401 REP. BY PROPRIETOR Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5396 WP No. 6311 of 2025 SRI H. B. PARAMESHWARA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NATARAJA BALLAL A.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT FOR WELFARE OF BACKWARD CLASSES, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE 16-D, 3RD FLOOR DEVARAJ URS BHAVAN, MILLERS TANK BED AREA, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CUM TENDER ACCEPTING AUTHORITY SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA PIN 577201. 4. DISTRICT OFFICER DEPARTMENT FOR WELFARE OF BACKWARD CLASSES, BASAVA CHETHANA NILAYA, 100 FT ROAD, RAVINDRA NAGARA, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5396 WP No. 6311 of 2025 SHIVAMOGGA 577201. 5. SRI BINOD KUMAR JHA NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FARMERS PROCUREMENT PROCESSING AND RETAILING CO-OP OF INDIA LTD. BENGALURU 560 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B. RAVINDRANATH., AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ORDER DATED 01.03.2025 BEARING HIMVAKAE/A-6/TENDER23-24/CR- 38/2022-23 ISSUED BY THE R-3 (ANNX-J); DIRECT THE R-1 TO 4 TO CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE INDENTS TO THE PETITIONERS UNTIL THE FINALIZATION OF THE TENDER FOR THE YEARS 2024-25 IN THE SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5396 WP No. 6311 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Sri Nataraja Ballal A., the learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the petitioners are constrained to file this petition because, notwithstanding the tender subsisting till 31.03.2025, a decision is taken to cancel the tender. The learned counsel submits that with this Court's interim order the petitioners have supplied the tender material to the recipients for the month of March 2025 but the petitioners have not been paid for such supply. The learned counsel emphasizes that if a direction is issued to the fourth respondent to consider the petitioner's request for payment of the supplies made and communicate the decision within a reasonable time, the petitioner's grievance would be redressed. Sri B. Ravindranath, the learned Additional Government Advocate, is heard in the light of these submissions. If the petitioners have supplied the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5396 WP No. 6311 of 2025 material for the month of March 2025, even if such supply was pursuant to the interim orders of this Court, the respondents must ensure that there is payment and therefore it would be just to direct the fourth respondent to verify all the documents [including the bills submitted by the petitioners on the supplies for the month of March 2025] and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners within four [4] weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The petitioner must be reserved with liberty to file a certified copy of this order within one [1] week from the receipt thereof. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE SA ct:sr