WP(C) 2137/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner. Issue notice of motion, returnable on 6th May, 2011. Mr. AK Sarma, learned State Counsel, Mizoram accepts notice on behalf of the res pondent Nos.1 to 6. Dasti service on the respondent Nos.7 to 10 is permitted. Such service shall be affected by delivering a copy of the writ petition alongwi th the annexures appended thereto and also the copy of the order passed today to the said respondents individually by 29th April, 2011 intimating the said respo ndents that the case will be taken up for further consideration on 6th May, 2011 . That apart, steps by Registered Post with A/D on the said respondents be take n by the petitioner. Such steps shall be taken during the course of the day. T he petitioner thereafter, by 3rd May, 2011 shall file the required affidavit enc losing therewith the proof of such service. Heard the learned counsel for the parties on the prayer for interim order. Issue notice, returnable on 6th May, 2011. The petitioner by the present petition has challenged the restricted tender noti ce dated 30th March, 2011 issued by the Joint Secretary to the Government of Miz oram, Health and Family Welfare Department inviting sealed tenders for obtaining the rate of Laboratory Chemicals and Reagents as per specifications attached in annexure on the ground that by such tender notice only 4 (four) firms, named in the said notice were asked to submit the tender thereby prohibiting the other p ersons including the petitioner from participating in the said tender notice. I t is also the case of the petitioner that for the said work earlier the tender n otice was issued on 26th November, 2010, apart form 3 (three) other works but th e authority on 13th December, 2010 cancelled the work for which the restricted t ender notice has been issued and thereafter, for the said work the aforesaid imp ugned notice dated 30th March, 2011 has been issued. The further case of the pe titioner is that there was no publicity at all of the said restricted notice and that was meant for only to the firms mentioned in the said notice. The learned State Counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.1 o 6 prays for time to obtain necessary instruction. Prayer is allowed. However, keeping in view the aforesaid contention of the petitioner, I am inclin ed to pass an ad-interim order directing that while the respondent authority is allowed to receive the tender pursuant to such restricted tender notice, the sam e, however, shall not be opened and no final order shall be passed by the author ity till the next date fixed. List this case for admission hearing on 6th May, 2011. Since the matter relates to Aizawl Bench, the Registry is directed to transmit t he record to Aizawl Bench after issuance of notice to the respondent Nos.7 to 10 , so that the records are made available in the Registry of Aizawl Bench on or b efore 4th May, 2011.