IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2550 of 2011 Date of Decision : February 10, 2011. Ravinder Kumar Singla .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sunil Garg, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner gave bid for SCO-Plot No.2 situated near the Judicial Court Complex, Rajpura, in an open auction held on 10.11.2010. His bid has been turned down by the Administrator, Pepsu Township Development Board, Rajpura on the plea that the same was for “lesser value”. The petitioner contends that one Pawan Kumar Gupta gave bid for SCO-Plot No.4 which was of the same size. in the same complex and in the same auction held on 10.11.2010. The said Pawan Kumar Gupta has offered a total price of Rs.37,63,000/- which has been accepted by the authorities, whereas the highest bid of the petitioner for a sum of Rs.37,38,900/- has been turned down. It is urged that there is only a difference of Rs.24,100/- in both the bids and the petitioner is also willing C.W.P.No .2550 of 2011 2 to increase his bid to make it equivalent to that of Pawan Kumar Gupta. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the Administrator, Pepsu Township Development Board, Rajpura, to re- consider the claim of the petitioner and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order explaining as to how the bid of Pawan Kumar Gupta has been accepted and that of the petitioner has been turned down especially when he is willing to make it equivalent to that of Pawan Kumar Gupta. The speaking order shall be passed within a period of one month from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. In case the petitioner's bid is accepted, atleast one week time be granted to him to deposit 20% of the bid amount. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. February 10, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE