JUDGMENT :

M.R. SHAH, J.

1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court of Manipur at Imphal dated 04.11.2020 in Writ Appeal No. 28/2018, by which the Division Bench of the High Court has disposed of the said writ appeal with the following directions:

(a) The State Government and in particular, the Social Welfare Department shall take up immediate steps and issue fresh NIT for transportation of food grains and Micronutrients under the WBNP within a period of 10(ten) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment and order.

(b) The whole tender process including the issuance of work order should be completed within 20(twenty) days from the date of issue of fresh NIT.

(c) Till the completion of the tender process and issuance of the work orders, the present arrangement for transportation of food grains under the WBNP pursuant to the interim order of this Court dated 19.2.2018 shall continue M/s B.K. Enterprises has preferred the present appeal.

2. We have heard Shri Siddhartha Dave, learned Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the appellant and Shri Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, learned Advocate appearing for the respondents.

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