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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
SAMEER JAIN
Sahara Ex Servicemen Welfare Co-Operative Society Limited – Appellant
Versus
Jaipur Development Authority – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SAMEER JAIN, J.
1. The present writ petition has been filed invoking the extraordinary writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner is aggrieved by the impugned cancellation order dated 18.03.2026 passed by respondent No.3, whereby the work order and the agreement dated 24.11.2025 issued in favor of the petitioner were cancelled on account of the submission of a false and concocted affidavit at the time of submitting the bid.
FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE LIS AT HAND
2. The factual matrix culminating in the present adjudication, in a nutshell, is delineated as under:
2.1 The respondent No.1-Jaipur Development Authority (for short, ‘JDA’) issued a Notice Inviting Bid (for short, ‘NIB’ or ‘Tender Document’) dated 08.08.2025 (Annexure-3), inter alia inviting online applications for providing various services such as Securitymen Supervisor (Highly Skilled), Security Men (Skilled), and IV Class (Unskilled Labour) services for a period of one year.
2.2 The petitioner, in pursuance of the said NIB, claiming to possess the requisite eligibility, submitted its bid along with a duly notarized affidavit dated 27.08.2025 (Annexure-4). In the said
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