IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9522 of 2010 MANOJ KUMAR BABUNA, son of Chandhi Prasad Babuna, R/o 271 Thakurabadi Ward no. 4 Motihari, Anchal Motihari, District East Champaran------------------------petitioner Versus 1.The Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. through its Managing Diretor, Sone Bhawan, 5th Floor Birchand Patel Path, Patna 800001 2.The Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Sone Bhawan, 5th Floor, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna 800001 3.The Incharge District Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Motihari 4.The Collector-cum-Chairman, District Transport Committee, Motihari--------------------------------------respondents ----------- For the petitioner :M/S M.S.Madhup, Ram Pravesh Kr. Advocates For the Corporation:M/S R.S.Pradhan,Sr.Advocate Dheeraj Kr., Advocate For the State :Mr.G.P.XI ---- 2. 23.6.2010 The writ application has been filed for quashing an order and letter No. 7209 dated 18.8.2009 by which the period/term of agreement for transporting and handling Agency for the year 2008-09 had been extended for another year. It is admitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the said extended period would come to an end on 30th June, 2010. Moreover, the person in whose favour the contract was extended have not also been made parties. In the said circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for a direction that in the next year the contract 2 should be awarded after inviting tenders from the interested parties. Learned counsel for the Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. has no objection to the said prayer on behalf of the petitioner. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to the authorities of the Corporation to grant the contract for transporting and handling Agency for the coming year from 1st July, 2010 in a transparent manner after publishing notice inviting tenders from the interested persons. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/