KONGARA VIJAYA LAKSHMI

ORDER :

1. This Writ Petition is filed “to declare the tender notice bearing reference Lr.No.Mktg/M2/G/291220/WB/KMS/2020-21, dated 08.02.2021 and corrigendum in Lr.No.Mktg/M2/291220/WB/KMS/2020-21, dated 15.02.2021, which were prepared by the first respondent with a mala fide intention to prohibit the existing transport contractors from Gunny Bales Transportation and to appoint big contractors only as transport contractors as illegal and arbitrary”.

2. Heard Sri L. Ravi Chander, learned Senior Counsel, representing learned counsel for the petitioner Sri Bobbili Srinivas and learned Government Pleader Mr. Vivekananda, appearing on behalf of learned Additional Advocate-General II Mr. Jasti Naga Bhushan for the first respondent and with their consent the Writ Petition is being disposed of at the admission stage.

3. The petitioner is a transport contractor and has been transporting jute gunny bales from various jute mills. The first respondent Corporation issued tender notice dated 16.11.2019 for transportation of jute gunny bales from West Bengal to Andhra Pradesh and the basic condition of the tender document is that the bidders should have a turn over of Rs.30