Patna High Court
Rungta Multicon Pvt. Ltd.versusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
Holding
The court held that because the bid validity period had expired, the writ petition was moot and therefore infructuous.
Summary
Rungta Multicon Pvt. Ltd. filed a civil writ petition challenging the actions of the State of Bihar and its building construction officials concerning a National Invitation to Tender (NIT). The petitioner argued that the bid validity period for the NIT had already expired, rendering the tender process invalid. The court examined whether the petition remained viable given the lapse of the bid validity. It concluded that the expiration of the bid period made the relief sought moot. Consequently, the writ application was declared infructuous and disposed of. No further relief or pending applications were entertained.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable when the bid validity period under the NIT has expired
- Whether the writ application becomes infructuous due to the lapse of the bid validity period
Subjects
- civil writ
- public procurement
- bid validity
- infructuous
- administrative law
- NIT
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16435 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 Superintending Engineer, Building Circle Bhagalpur, District
Bhagalpur, Bihar.
5. The Executive Engineer, Building Division Bhagalpur, District Bhagalpur,
Bihar.
... ... Respondents
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, Advocate
For the Respondents : Mr. S.D. Sanjay, AG
Mr. Mohit Agarwal, AC to AG
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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.16435 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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