Patna High Court
Rungta Multicon Pvt. Ltd.versusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
Holding
The writ application is infructuous and is therefore disposed.
Summary
Rungta Multicon Pvt. Ltd. filed a writ petition challenging the validity of a bid under a National Invitation to Tender (NIT) issued by the State of Bihar. The petitioner argued that the bid validity period had already expired. The court examined the submission and concluded that, because the bid period was over, the petition no longer had any operative issue. Consequently, the writ application was deemed infructuous. The court disposed of the petition accordingly, also noting that any pending applications would be similarly disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable when the bid validity period for the NIT has expired
Subjects
- procurement
- bid validity
- NIT
- writ jurisdiction
- infructuous
- public procurement
- administrative law
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16277 of 2025
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Rungta Multicon Pvt. Ltd. having its Branch Office at Infront of Jain Colony,
Chunihari Tola, Bhagalpur through its Authorized Signatory Ravi Kumar,
Male, aged about 40 years, Son of Sri Kashi Prasad Jalan, Resident of Infront
of Jain Colony, Chunihari Tola, P.S. - Kotwali, District- Bhagalpur, Bihar.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through its Principal Secretary Building Construction
Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Engineer-In-Chief, Building Construction Department, Government of
Bihar, Patna.
3. The Chief Engineer (South), Building Construction Department,
Government of Bihar, Patna.
4. The Suprintending Engineer, Building Circle Bhagalpur, District Bhagalpur,
Bihar.
5. The Executive Engineer, Building Division Banka, District Banka, Bihar.
... ... Respondents
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, Advocate
For the Respondents : Mr. S.D. Sanjay, AG with
Mr. Rahul Kumar, AC to AG
Mr. Lokesh Kumar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)
4 02-07-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the bid
validity period for the NIT in question has already expired.
2. Considering the aforesaid submission, this court is
of the view that the present writ application has become
infructuous.
3. Accordingly, the writ application stands disposed of
as having become infructuous.
Patna High Court CWJC No.16277 of 2025(4) dt.02-07-2026
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4. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stands
disposed of.
(Sudhir Singh, J.)
(Ranjan Kumar Jha, J.)
Atul, Gaurav
Kumar/-
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