IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13302 of 2009 ***** 1. RAJ KUMAR SINGH RAJA CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. VILL.- BALI PAKER, P.O. & P.S.- PALIGANJ, DISTT.- PATNA THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR RAJ KUMAR SON OF PREM DHARI SINGH, A-16, BANK OF INDIA COLONY, KHAJPURA, PATNA, DISTT.-PATNA …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY-CUM-COMMISSIONER WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF - CUM - ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER - CUM - SPECIAL SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, PATNA, DISTT.- PATNA 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MINOR IRRIGATION DIVISION, GAYA, DISTT.- GAYA. …. …. Respondents ----------- 2. 28.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Shorn of other disputes which have been raised by the petitioner with regard to his tender not being considered on the ground that he is not duly registered under the Bihar Contractors Registration Rules, 2007. The position as it stands is that large number of other contractors had approached this High Court in similar circumstances and they have been granted relief by order dated 10.8.2009 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 8298 of 2009 and analogous cases, the Court had held that if the contractor is otherwise registered with the Water Resources Department in terms of the Contractors Enlistment Rules, 1996, the registration will be treated to be valid till the period runs off. This Court, therefore, disposes of the present writ application with a direction that non-registration of the petitioner under the new Rule of 2007 will not stand in the way for consideration of his tenders till the validity of the registration period in the light of Annexure-4. 2 The writ application is disposed of with another observation that if the earlier tender in which the petitioner’s bid was not considered has been finalized then the present order will only relate to the future and not to the past action or conduct of the respondents. The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction and observation. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)