IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 18241 of 2011 Date of decision: 27.9.2011 M/s R. N. Construction Company ……Petitioner vs. State of Punjab and ors …..Respondents CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: - Mr. Deepak Sabherwal, Advocate for the petitioner HEMANT GUPTA, J Petitioner enlisted as Class ‘A’ Electrical Contractor with PWD (B&R), Punjab, has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court, claiming a writ of mandamus directing the respondents not to carry out the electrical works by PWD (B&R) (Civil), which is not the competent authority to deal with electrical works. The argument raised by learned counsel for the petitioner is that PWD (B&R) Civil wing are issuing composite tender notices inclusive of civil and electrical works, even though, earlier the contract of electrical works were being given separately. It is also pointed out that the Civil wing does not possess the expertise required for carrying out the electrical work. Therefore, the decision to invite the composite tenders is not legal and proper. CWP No. 18241 of 2011 The petitioner is said to have made the representation on 27.7.2011 (Anneuxre P-5) to the said effect. We do not find any merit in the present petition. It is for the State Government or its instrumentalities to decide the manner of execution of the work i.e. to give composite contract of civil and electrical works of the building or separate contracts. As a matter of fact, the composite contract will facilitate the early completion of building and different contracts for such purposes, sometime involve conflict with the contractors. In view of the said fact, we do not find that the decision to award composite contract of civil and electrical work suffers from patent illegality or irregularity. Petitioner has submitted the representation (Annexure P-5). The petitioner has no statutory right to seek decision on such representation. It is our administrative decision. We find that the action of the respondents in awarding the composite contract cannot be said to be unfair. Dismissed. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE (JASWANT SINGH) JUDGE 27.9.2011 preeti 2