Patna High Court
Rajeev RanjanversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
Holding
The Court disposed of the writ petition, refusing to quash the debarment order.
Summary
Rajeev Ranjan filed a writ petition challenging Office Order No. 403 dated 06-10-2025, which debarred him from a public health engineering project without a show‑cause notice. He alleged that the Executive Engineer acted without jurisdiction, invoking the Bihar Contractors Registration Rules, 2007, specifically Clause 33 and Clause 4.8. The respondents contended that the debarment was valid and that any future tender would exclude the petitioner. The petitioner later expressed willingness to withdraw the petition. The Court, after hearing both sides, disposed of the writ application without granting the relief sought, effectively leaving the debarment order in force.
Issues considered
- Whether the Executive Engineer had jurisdiction to debar the petitioner under the Bihar Contractors Registration Rules, 2007 without a show‑cause notice
- Whether Office Order No. 403 dated 06-10-2025 should be quashed and the petitioner restrained from being debarred
Subjects
- debarment
- show cause notice
- public health engineering
- administrative law
- contractor registration
- writ jurisdiction
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1121 of 2026
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Rajeev Ranjan son of Sri Birendra Prasad Mandal, resident of Ward No. 2,
Basant Nagar, Tega Tola, P S Katihar, District Katihar, Bihar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Public Health and
Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Engineer in Chief cum Registering Authority, Public Health and
Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. The Chief Engineer, (North Bihar), Public Health and Engineering
Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
4. The Superintending Engineer, Public Health and Engineering Circle,
Chapra, Muzaffarpur Zone, Bihar.
5. The Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Chapra, Dak Bunglow
Road, Chapra (Saran), Bihar.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vikash Kumar, SC-11
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)
2 03-02-2026 Following is the relief sought for in the present writ
application:-
(i) Quashing of the Office Order No. 403
dated 06. 10.2025 as contained in Memo No.
2200 dated 06.10.2025 (Annexure P/11) by
which, the Executive Engineer, without any
Show Cause Notice and without any
jurisdiction has debarred the petitioner
permanently purportedly in exercise of
powers under Bihar Contractors Registration
Rules, 2007 read with Clause 33 and 4.8 of
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the SBD;
(ii) Restraining the Respondents from
proceeding further and giving effect to
Office Order No. 403 dated 06.10.2025 as
contained in Memo No. 2200 dated
06.10.2025 (Annexure P/11) during the
pendency of the present writ application
and/or the without the leave of this Hon'ble
Court.
2. Learned counsel for the Respondents submits that,
vide order dated 06.10.2025 (Annexure-P/11), the petitioner was
debarred from performing the work in question. The relevant
extract of the same is reproduced hereinbelow:-
"ममुख्यममंतत्री ससात ननिश्चय ययोजनिसा कक तहत "हर घर
निल कसा जल " सक समंबनमं धित समंवकदक /एजकन्सत्री शत्री
रसाजत्रीव रमंजनि, गसाम बसमंतनिगर, तकज टयोलसा, पयो०-
कनटहसार, वसारर्ड समं०-02 नजलसा-कनटहसार, पत्रीनि नि०-
854105 कयो एकरसारनिसामसा समंख्यसा -SBD No.-
06/2024-25 कक तहत प्रखण्र -पसानिसापमुर एव
मशरख ममें पमंचसायतत्री रसाज नवभसाग सक हस्ततांतनरत
जलसापपूनतर्ड ययोजनिसाओमं कसा मरम्मनत कसा कसायर्ड
आवमंनटत हह। उक्त जलसापपूनतर्ड ययोजनिसाओमं कक
मरम्मनत कसा कसायर्ड करसानिक हकतमु इस कसायर्यालय कक
पततांक-498 नदनितांक-03.03.25, पततांक-1711
नदनितांक-24.07.25 एवमं पततांक -1800 नदनितांक-
08.08.25 एवमं सहसायक अनभयमंतसा , लयोक
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स्वसास्थ्य अवर प्रममंरल, मशरख कसा पततांक -12
नदनितांक 17.04.25, पततांक-13 नदनितांक-
22.04.25, पततांक-16 नदनितांक-03.05.25,
पततांक-22 नदनितांक-21.06.25, पततांक-23
नदनितांक- 17.06.25, पततांक 25 नदनितांक-
21.06.25, पततांक-26 नदनितांक 27.06.25,
पततांक-29 नदनितांक-17.07. 25 तथसा कनित्रीय
अनभयमंतसा, लयोक स्वसास्थ्य प्रशसाखसा, मशरख कसा
पततांक-05 नदनितांक-23.03.25, पततांक-06
नदनितांक-28.03.25, पततांक-07 नदनितांक-
01.04.25, पततांक-09 नदनितांक-03.04.25,
पततांक 10 नदनितांक-11.04. 25, पततांक-12
नदनितांक-17.04.25, पततांक-13 नदनितांक
17.04.25, पततांक-14 नदनितांक-22.04.25,
पततांक-16 नदनितांक-02.05.25, पततांक-18
नदनितांक-03.05.25, पततांक-19 नदनितांक-
05.05.25, पततांक-21 नदनितांक-17.05.25,
पततांक-22 नदनितांक-22.05.25, पततांक-29
नदनितांक-04.06.25, पततांक-30 नदनितांक 12.06.
25, पततांक-31 नदनितांक- 16.06.25, पततांक-32
नदनितांक 23.06.25, पततांक-34 नदनितांक-07.07
25 दसारसा समंवकदक कयो ययोजनिसाओमं कक मरम्मनत एवमं
समंपयोषण कसायर्ड करसानिक हकतमु ननिदकनशत नकयसा गयसा
थसा, परमंतमु समंवकदक दसारसा इसक गमंभत्रीरतसा सक निहह
लकतक हएमु मरम्मनत एवमं समंपयोषण कसा कसायर्ड निहह
करसायसा जसा रहसा हह। इस नस्थनत ममें नरबसार करनिक
एवमं अन्य कसारर्डवसाई नकयक जसानिक कक समंबधि
मं ममें
चकतसावनित्री दत्री गयत्री थत्री। इसकक बसावजपूद भत्री समंवकदक
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दसारसा उक्त ययोजनिसाओमं कसा मरम्मनत एवमं समंपयोषण
कसा कसायर्ड निहह नकयसा जसा रहसा हह। इससक प्रनतत
हयोतसा हह नक ययोजनिसाओमं कत्री मरम्मनत एवमं समंपयोषण
कसा कसायर्ड करसानिक ममें कयोई अनभरुचत्री निहह हह।
इनिकक दसारसा जसानिबमुझकर उच्चसानधिकसारत्री कक ननिदकश
कसा अवहकलनिसा कत्री जसा रहत्री हह , जयो नक
एकरसारनिसामसा कक शतरमं कक नवरुद्ध हह।
अततः उपयमुर्डक्त वनणर्डत तथ्ययों कक आलयोक ममें
समंवकदक दसारसा एकरसारनिसामसा कक शतरमं कक ननिष्पसादनि
ममें चपूक कक नलए सम्यक नवचसारयोपरतांत एवमं नबहसार
नठिककदसारत्री ननिबमंधिनि ननियमसावलत्री 2007 कक
कमंनरकसा-II (क) कत्री उप कमंनरकसा -II तथसा
ससामसान्य ननिदकश कत्री कमंनरकसा 3.3 एवमं 4.8 कक
आलयोक ममें समंवकदक / एजकन्सत्री शत्री रसाजत्रीव रमंजनि,
गसाम-बसमंतनिगर, तकज टयोलसा, पयो०-कनटहसार, वसारर्ड
समं0-02 नजलसा-कनटहसार, पत्रीनि निमं0-854105
कयो अगलक ननिनवदसा ममें भसाग लकनि क सक वमंनचत
(नरबसार) नकयसा जसातसा हह।
यह आदकश तत्कसाल प्रभसाव सक लसागपू हयोगसा।"
3. Learned counsel for the respondents further submits
that the Executive Engineer, vide letter no.2663 dated
23.12.2025, proceeded to rescind the agreement entered into
with the petitioner. So far as the issue of debarment is
concerned, it is submitted that in the event a fresh tender is
invited in respect of the same work, the petitioner shall not be
entitled to participate therein in view of the debarment order
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referred to hereinabove.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, if
so be the position, he has no objection to the same and
accordingly seeks permission to withdraw the present
application.
5. In light of the submissions as made on behalf of the
parties, the present application stands disposed of.
6. Pending Application(s), if any, shall also stand
disposed of.
(Sudhir Singh, J)
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Suruchi/-
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