IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.6827 of 2011 Date of decision: 21.4.2011 Manna Singh Wala Cooperative Labour & Construction Society Ltd. -----Petitioner. Vs. State of Punjab & others. -----Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present:- Mr. M.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. --- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, J. This petition seeks direction to allot tender of loading and unloading of wheat crop to the petitioner by cancelling allotment made in favour of respondent No.5. Case of the petitioner is that in pursuance of tender notice dated 26.2.2011, the petitioner gave its bid which was the lowest. However, ignoring the said bid, the Managing Director Pungrain, respondent No.2, awarded the contract arbitrarily to respondent No.5. While awarding the contract to respondent No.5, instructions contained in notification dated 13.8.2005, Annexure P-4, of giving preference to cooperative societies have also been ignored. The petitioner vide representation dated 4.4.2011 pointed out its grievance to respondent No.4 District Manager, Pungrain, to which no response has been received. C.W.P. No. 6827 of 2011 We find that respondent No.4 is lower in rank to respondent No.2 who is said to have taken decision in awarding the contract. On being confronted with this, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition to approach respondent No.2, the Managing Director, Pungrain. If the petitioner makes any such representation to respondent No.2, the said respondent may take a decision thereon in accordance with law within one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The decision so taken may be conveyed to the petitioner. The petition is disposed of accordingly. (ADARSH KUMAR GOEL) JUDGE April 21, 2011 ( AJAY KUMAR MITTAL ) ashwani JUDGE 2