P. VELMURUGAN, K. K. RAMAKRISHNAN
Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited – Appellant
Versus
Thavasi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
P. VELMURUGAN, J.
Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent Act praying this Court to set aside the order of this Court made in W.P. (MD) No. 5693 of 2018, dated 19.3.2018.
1. This Writ Appeal is directed against the order of this Court made in W.P. (MD) No. 5693 of 2018, dated 19.3.2018.
2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials placed before this Court.
3. The respondent/Writ Petitioner filed Writ Petition seeking for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents/appellants herein to permit the Petitioner/respondent herein for selling eatables and for collecting empty bottles in the bar attached to TASMAC retail vending shop of the respondents bearing No. 5160, Madurai, until the finalization of the next tender, in accordance with law.
4. This Court disposed of the above Writ Petition on 19.03.2018, holding that:
The court established that the right to operate pending a tender process is contingent upon the existence of an ongoing tender; once a new tender is initiated, previous rights may become moot.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the limited scope of judicial review in contractual matters pertaining to the State, emphasizing the need to safeguard the financial interests of t....
Parties without locus standi cannot seek relief in a writ petition concerning a tender they did not participate in; court emphasizes careful consideration before interfering in ongoing public works.
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