2006 Supreme(J&K) 236
BASHIR AHMAD KIRMANI
Vaishoo Flour Mills – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
Advocates Appeared:
Advocate For Appellant: R.K. Gupta
Advocate For Respondent: V.K. Magoo
Advocate For Respondent: Ashok Parihar
1. Claiming to be an approved contractor for grinding wheat etc and registered with Northern Army Command as such the petitioner claims that Army Corps Service at Udhampur invited sealed tenders from Flour Mills registered with him through tender notice dated 15.04.2005 for lifting wheat from FCI Depot and transportation of Atta and Bran etc to different military stations in J&K with date of opening tenders fixed as 5th May, 2005, wherein the petitioner-unit also participated and submitted their tenders for all stations excepting 14th Corps. On due date tenders were opened by a panel comprising of respondents 2 to 4 and comparative statement of rates quoted by different tenderers drawn whereupon it was found that petitioner had quoted lowest rates for the contract pertaining to 16 Corps and KV Depots, while the rate quoted by 6th respondent was found to be lowest for 15 Corps. Accordingly, respondent no.3 asked the petitioner to give an undertaking in writing to justify the rates and commit that he would be able to execute the work which was done on 7th May 2005 but the allotment of contract was delayed by respondents whereupon petitioner made a representation to them on 6th July 2
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