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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
Pijush Kanti Chowdhury – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam Represented By The Commissioner And Secretary To The Government Of Assam, Department Of Municipal Administration – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sanjay Kumar Medhi, J.
The extra-ordinary jurisdiction of this Court has been sought to be invoked by filing this application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by putting to challenge the outcome of a Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) dated 22.07.2014 issued by the Executive Officer, Silchar Municipal Board for operation and maintenance of two parks. The relief prayed for in this petition reads as follows:
“Under the aforestated premises, it is humbly prayed that Your Lordships may be graciously pleased to admit this Writ Petition, call for the records pertaining to Notice Inviting Tender bearing no. SMGR-80/ AMRUT/ 2024- 257 11 dated 22.07.2024 issued by Respondent No. 7 and issue Notice/ Rule calling upon the Respondents to show cause as to why, a Writ in the nature of Mandamus and/ or Certiorari and/ or any other Writ, direction or Order of the like nature be not issued directing the Respondent Authorities to allot the work in connection with Operation & Maintenance of the Gandhi Bagh Park and Norsingtola Park pursuant to the Notice Inviting Tender bearing no. SMGR-80, AMRUT/ 2024-25/ 11 dated 22.07.2024 issued by Respondent No. 7 in favour of the Petitioner in v
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