THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.22438 of 2009 ORDER: The 1st respondent invited tenders for assigning the contract of transporting food grains from headquarters of I.C.D.S. Project, Bombay, to Anganwadi centers in Adilabad District. The petitioner and another submitted tenders on 17-07-2009. The tenders were opened on 27-08-2009. It emerged that the rate quoted by the petitioner was Rs.9.45 ps. per k.g. On finding that the rates quoted by the tenderers were not workable, or economic, the 1st respondent invited tenders, afresh. The tender submitted by the petitioner was not accepted. The petitioner submitted representation dated 31-08-2009 to the respondents, with a request to consider its tender, by reducing the rate, to Rs.9/- per k.g. The grievance of the petitioner was that no orders have been passed thereon. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to accept its tender and award the contract. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Women Development and Child Welfare. The respondents, no doubt, invited tenders. However, they reserved to them, the right, not to accept the tender, even if it is lowest. All depends upon, whether the rates quoted by a tenderer are economical. Even where comparatively low rates are quoted, the tender need not be accepted, in case the performance of the tenderer, or his background are not satisfactory. The petitioner quoted Rs.9.40 ps. per k.g., and has come down to Rs.9/- per k.g., through its representation. Learned Government Pleader for Women Development and Child Welfare submits that, in the course of negotiations, an agency came forward to undertake the transport at Rs.7.40/- per k.g. Since it is very economic and beneficial to the State, they appear to have accepted the same. This Court is not inclined to grant any relief to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.09-11-2009. KO