WP(C) 4349/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. K. Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) No.38 99/2011, Mr. B.D. Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) No.4349/ 2011 and Mr. Gogoi, learned counsel appearing for the respondents in both the wr it petitions. The petitioners by the present petitions are praying for a direction to the respondent authorities to initiate the process for awarding the contract for supply of different articles to the Guwahati Medical College & Hospital contend ing inter alia that though the period of the earlier process of settlement initi ated vide NIT dated 27.04.2010 was over in the month of August, 2011, the fresh process has not been initiated till date. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners have submitted that th e respondent authorities may, therefore, be directed to initiate the process for awarding the contract for supply of different items in Guwahati Medical College & Hospital, by issuing the notice inviting tender for that purpose. Mr. Gogoi, learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents submit s that though the authority has finalise the draft NIT to be published for award ing the contract for supply of different articles to the Guwahati Medical Colleg e & Hospital, after expiry of the period of contract pursuant to the earlier NIT dated 27.04.2010, the said process could not be initiated due to pendency of th e writ petition being WP(C) No.3580/2011. It has, however, been submitted that i f this Court permits, the said process will be initiated immediately. It appears that the earlier process initiated vide NIT dated 27.04.2010 for supply of different articles to Guwahati Medical College & Hospital was over in the month of August, 2011. There is also no embargo put by this Court in WP( C) No.3580/2011 to initiate the fresh process for awarding the contract to the d eserving party, after expiry of earlier period for which the earlier NIT dated 2 7.04.2010 was issued. Since the period of earlier contract was over in the month of August, 20 11, the respondents are directed to initiate fresh process by issuing the NIT, w hich shall be issued within 10 days from today and to finalise the said process with the outer limit of 2(two) months from the date of publication of such NIT. It is, however, made clear that the authority need not wait for 2(two) months fo r finalization of the contract as the said period is the outer limit only fixed by the order. It is also made clear that till finalization of the said process t o be initiated, the authority will make arrangement for supply of the articles, if necessary. However, respect of the articles for which the earlier tender was initiated on 27.04.2010, those are to be procured from the person in whose favou r the earlier contract was awarded, till finalization of the new process directe d to be initiated, provided he is willing to supply those articles and the autho rity considers procurement of those articles necessary. The writ petitions are accordingly disposed of. No cost.