IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 19.12.2011 CWP No. 17995 of 2009 (O&M) M/s S.P. Singla Constructions (P) Ltd. ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and ors …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S. SANDHAWALIA Present: Mr. Akshay Bhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Piyush Kant Jain, Addl. A.G., Punjab for respondent No. 1. Mr. Vikas Singh, Advocate for respondents No. 2 and 3. Mr. Arun Jain, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vishal Gupta, Advocate for respondent No. 4. HEMANT GUPTA, J. CM No. 16239 of 2011 Application is allowed as prayed for. CWP No. 17995 of 2009 Challenge in the present writ petition is to the Award of Contract to respondent No. 4for construction of approaches to Road under Bridge (excluding railway portion) at L-Xing C-6/2E at Ludhiana near Lodhi Club on Ferozepur, Ludhiana Railway Line. CWP No. 17995 of 2009 This Court on 6.1.2010 passed an order staying operation of work allotted to respondent No. 4 but also granted liberty to competent respondent to take a fresh decision in accordance with law. It is, thereafter, on 23.1.2010, the contract awarded to respondent No. 4 was cancelled and it was decided to float fresh tenders in due course of time. Keeping in view the aforesaid fact, the challenge in the writ petition to the process of contract awarded to respondent No. 4 is rendered infructuous. Therefore, the present writ petition is dismissed as having been rendered as infructuous. However, respondent No.2 is directed to take immediate steps for finalization of the contract for construction of approaches to road. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE 19.12.2011 (G.S. SANDHAWALIA) preeti JUDGE 2