IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3471 of 2010 DHANANJAY SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 25.2.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The reason why the petitioner approached the High Court by way of the present writ application is because his technical bid as well as his financial bid has not been opened by the authority of Nagar Panchayat Daudnagar in the District of Aurangabad. There is no apparent reason. Petitioner is one of the participants to the said notice inviting tender. 19th February, 2010 was the date fixed for opening the bid. Other bids came to be opened but the bids of the petitioner either technical or financial had not been touched and for such discrimination no reason has been assigned to him. Left with no option he decided to approach the High Court, more so since his application addressed to the District Magistrate dated 20th February, 2010 also failed to elicit any response. No purpose will be served by keeping the matter pending and delaying decision of the settlement of the contract looking at the time the respondents take for filing their counter affidavit. This writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate, Aurangabad for taking cognizance of the application of the petitioner dated 20.2.2010 contained in annexure-5 and he shall get the matter enquired into - 2 - and if there are cogent reasons why the petitioner’s bid had not been considered, the reasons thereof will be communicated to the petitioner or else appropriate direction would be issued to the respondents in this regard. Till the decision is communicated or appropriate direction is issued by the District Magistrate, Aurangabad, no final settlement of the contract will be made in favour of any person. Let the petitioner furnish a copy of annexure-5 along with a copy of this order to the District Magistrate, Aurangabad immediately for compliance of the direction. This writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)