2026:CGHC:3257-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2452 of 2025 M/s Aman Construction Through Its Partner Bharti Bhanpuria, W/o Aman Sinha, Aged About 41 Years, R/o Bunglow No. 36, Royal Green, Junwani, Bhilai, Motilal Nehru Nagar, District-Durg, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, 4th Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Joint Director, Office Of Urban Administration And Development, Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Municipal Officer, Municipal Council Ahiwara, Division Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. ...Respondent (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioner : Shri Shikhar Bhaktiyar, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri SS Baghel, GA For Respondent-3 : Shri RS Marhas, and Shri SB Pandey, Advocates --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board Per R amesh Sinha, Chief Justice 20.01.2026 Heard Shri Shikhar Bhaktiyar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Shri SS Baghel, learned GA, appearing for the respondent/State and Shri RS Marhas, and Shri SB Pandey, learned Advocates for respondent-3. Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2026.01.24 13:44:55 +0530 Wpc 2452 of 2025 2 1. Petitioner has filed this petition for the following reliefs: “10.1 That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ in the form of Mandamus directing the respondent no.3 to issue the work order to the petitioner for all the tender wherein he was found to be L-1 as per the notification dated 16.10.2024 No.608/PWD/MC/2024 (Annexure P/1), in the interest of justice. 10.2 That any other relief which this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper may also be granted in favour of the petitioner safeguarding their interest.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that on 16.10.2024, a tender was floated for 34 different works within the municipalities of Ahiwara, district-Durg for construction of Garden, Building, CC Roads etc. It is also submitted that petitioner applied for tender for 8 different works on 23.10.2024, which relates to construction of Garden, installation of pavers, and construction of CC road, etc. On 06.11.2024, petitioner deposited the security amount of Rs.74,250/-. After opening of tender bids, petitioner was found to be the least bidder. Despite being the L1 bidder, petitioner was not allotted the work order, and then, on 04.01.2025, he raised his grievance before the respondent authorities. After cancelling the said tender, amount of security deposit was also not returned to him. Hence, the petitioner has filed this petitioner for a direction to the respondent authority to issue work order to him as he has been declared as L1 bidder in the tender process. Wpc 2452 of 2025 3 3. Learned counsel for the respondents/State would submit that during the pendency of present petition, the work order has already been issued on 18.08.2025 to the petitioner-firm, and thus, the grievance of the petitioner has already been redressed, and the present petition has become infructuous. 4. Along with the return filed by the State, the work order dated 18.08.2025 issued in favour of the petitioner-firm. 5. Aforesaid submissions made by learned counsel for the respondents/State have not been disputed by the petitioner. 6. In view of above, as the work order has already been issued in favour of the petitioner, and the grievance has been redressed, now nothing remains for adjudication in the present petition. 7. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice padma