WP(C) 3526/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTIC B P KATAKEY Heard Mr S Kataki, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs HM Phukan, learned state counsel appearing for the respondents. The petitioner has challenged the proceeding of the Purchase Committee d ated 14th February 2011 rejecting the tenders of all the bidders, including the petitioner, for non-submission of the letter-of-authority as per the terms and c onditions of the NIT dated 21st January, 2011 issued by the Inspector General of Prisons, Assam. It is the contention of petitioner that such a letter-of-authority, in fact, was submitted along with the tender papers and hence the ground on which the tender process was set aside by the purchase committee is nonest. To appreciate such contention of the petitioner, the learned state couns el was directed to obtain instruction and accordingly on receiving instruction t he learned state counsel on 1.8.2011 had submitted that the records reveal submi ssion of the letter of authority by the petitioner along with his tender papers. The respondents were thereafter directed to file an affidavit in that regard an d accordingly the same has been filed today by the Inspector General of Prisons, Assam, where from it appears that the Inspector General of Prisons has admitted committing an inadvertent error by the purchase committee in rejecting the tend er process on the ground of non-submission of the letter-of-authority by the ten derers, though all of them had submitted their respective letters-of-authority. It has also been stated in the affidavit that another purchase committee is prop osed to be constituted to reconsider the tender papers of the tenderers includin g the petitioner and to take a decision in that regard. Having regard to the stand taken by the Inspector General of Prisons, As sam in the affidavit filed by him, the present petition is disposed of by settin g aside the proceeding dated 14th February 2011 of the Purchase Committee and al lowing the respondents to reconvene a meeting of such committee and to reconside r the tender papers of the tenderers, including the petitioner, on their respect ive merits and to take a decision in the matter in pursuance of the NIT dated 21 st January, 2011 issued by the Inspector General of Prisons, Assam. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.