IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 21ST MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3829 of 2009(E) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- G.RADHKRISHNA PILLAI 'SUMASREE' NALLILA P.O.,KOLLAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANKARANKUTTY NAIR SRI.T.V.AJAYAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. ASSISTANT ENGINEER ,L.S.G.D. VELINELLOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH VELINELLOOR OYOOR, KOLLAM DIST. 2. VELINELLOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, VELINELLOOR .OYOOR, KOLLAM DIST, REPRESENTD BY SECRETARY. 3. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.K. VIPIN DAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 3829 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 10th February, 2009. J U D G M E N T The 1st respondent issued Ext. P1 notification dated 6-1-2009 inviting tenders for construction of a shopping complex-cum-bus stand in the 2nd respondent Panchayat. The petitioner submitted his tender. His was the only tender received by the Panchayat. The Panchayat has now, without opening the tender submitted by the petitioner, issued Ext. P3 notification re-tendering the work. The petitioner is aggrieved by Ext. P3 re-tender notification. According to the petitioner, since the petitioner has quoted below the estimate rate, respondents 1 and 2 were bound to open the tender and award the work to the petitioner. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. Admittedly, the petitioner's was the only tender received. So, naturally, there was no competition. The very object of inviting tenders is to get the work done at the lowest rate possible by competitive tenderers. When there is only one tender, there cannot be any competition. Therefore, it was perfectly within the discretion of the Panchayat to re-tender the work to have competitive tenderers. Therefore, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge. W.P.C. No. -: 2 :-