IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.2796 of 2010 Date of decision: 17.2.2010 Amit Steels. -----Petitioner. Vs. State of Punjab & another. -----Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present:- Mr. Gaurav Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. --- ORDER: 1. This petition seeks a direction for allotment of work to the petitioner. 2. Case of the petitioner is that tenders were invited for disposal of old articles lying with various departments of the Government of Punjab. The petitioner submitted its bid which was second highest. The person whose bid was highest was not eligible, for want of requisite deposit. Respondent No.2 did not accept any of the tenders and re-advertised the work instead of allotting the same to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the work should have been allotted to the petitioner or in any case, CWP No.2796 of 2010 earnest money of the petitioner should have been refunded, for which Legal Notice, Annexure P-4, was duly served. 4. As regards claim of the petitioner for allotment of work, we do not find any merit. Even if the petitioner is to be treated as the highest bidder, respondent No.2 was not bound to allot the work to it unless decision was malafide, to which effect no allegation has been made. As regards refund of earnest money, let Legal Notice of the petitioner, Annexure P-4, be decided by respondent No.2, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. The petition is disposed of. (ADARSH KUMAR GOEL) JUDGE February 17, 2010 ( ALOK SINGH ) ashwani JUDGE 2