IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2010 / 12TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 5439 of 2010(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.K.KUNHI, S/O.SYED SHEIK KOYA, KUNHALEKKAL HOUSE, AMINI ISLANDS, UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP, REP. BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR, KAVARATHY ISLANDS, KAVARATHY, U.T.OF LAKSHADWEEP. 2. THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, U.T.OF LAKSHADWEEP, KAVARATHY ISLANDS, U.T.OF LAKSHADWEEP. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, L.P.W.D., KAVARATHY ISLANDS, U.T.OF LAKSHADWEEP. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (L.P.W.D.), AMINI DIVISION, AMINI ISLANDS, U.T. OF LAKSHADWEEP. ADV. SRI.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,SC,LAKSHADWEEP ADMN FOR R1-4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 5439 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a contractor, who responded to an invitation for tender floated by the respondents. That tender proceedings were not finalised. It is under the above circumstances, the petitioner has approached this Court with this writ petition seeking the following reliefs: “i) Call for the entire records leading up to Exhibit P2 and quash the same by the issuance of a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writs, orders or directions; ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writs, orders or directions commanding the first respondent to conduct a detailed enquiry into the circumstances of cancellation of tender as per Exhibit P2; iii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writs, order or directions commanding the respondents 1, 3 and 4, not to re- tender the work of construction of additional Class Rooms for Government Senior Secondary School, Amini Islands, issued as per Exhibit P1 tender notification;” Now a counter affidavit has been filed by respondents 1 to 4, which is to the effect that due to demand from public that there be a tender for the construction of the entire building as per a master plan, instead of the present one, which is not for the entire building and consequently, it was decided to re-tender the entire work cancelling the present one, which can be done only during the next financial year. In view of the above submission, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said submission may be recorded and the writ petition closed. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2