IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC SATURDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2007 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 24042 of 2007(K) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- BIJU.J., MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S.EEZY CAR RENTALS PVT.LTD., TC.11/997(7) NANTHANCODE JN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003. BY ADV. SRI.P.JACOB VARGHESE SRI.TOM JOSE (PADINJAREKARA) SRI.VARUGHESE M EASO SRI.VIVEK VARGHESE P.J. SMT.PRAISHEEL PRAKASAM SMT.NISHA JOHN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, RAJIV GANDHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. DY.MANAGER, (OPERATIONS), AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. AKBAR TRAVELS INDIA, REP. BY ITS MANAGER, MR.LAL, OUR TOWERS, VELLAYAMBALAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE TRAVEL COMPANY, REP. BY SATHEESH, MANAGING PARTNER, LEELA VILASAM,GULF LINK, KAWADIAR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM R1 & R2 SRI.K.L.NARASIMHAN, SC SRI.V.SANTHARAM R3 BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/12/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.24042/2007 K APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF TENDER AND CONTRACT CONDITIONS BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE RATES QUOTED BY THE PETITIONER IN CATEGORY 'B' ENVELOPE. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE STATEMENT SHOWING THE COMPARISON OF RATES QUOTED BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 15TH JUNE, 2007 BY PETITIONER WITH ENDORSEMENT BY DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER. EXT.P5: COPY OF PETITION 23/07/2007 BY THE PETITIONER TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 19/05/2007 BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: COPY OF LETTER DTD. 18/06/2007 BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P8: COPY OF FRESH TENDER BY 1ST RESPONDENT FOR SUPPLY OF 4 VEHICLES. EXT.P9: COPY OF COMPLAINT DTD. 13/07/07 BY THE PETITIONER TO THE CHIEF VIGILANCE OFFICER, AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, RAJIV GANDHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)NO.24042 OF 2007 - K ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 1st day of December, 2007. JUDGMENT This writ petition has been filed praying for directing the respondents to finalise the tender submitted in pursuance to Ext.P1 and to declare that the petitioner is entitled to be awarded the contract. It is now submitted by respondents 1 and 2 that Ext.P1 tender notice has been cancelled by them by proceedings dated 18.10.2007 and that they are taking steps for inviting fresh tender. In view of the above submission, this writ petition is closed as nothing further survives to be considered in this matter. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. cl . 2 . 3