JUDGMENT :

B.N. Mahapatra, J. - This Writ Petition has been filed with a prayer to quash Annexure-5 by which Opp. Party No. 1-Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Orissa, Bhubaneswar, Khurda has cancelled the tender pertaining to "construction of Spur at RD 3.55 KM on Devi Left Embankment of Alipada (Protection to Scoured bank on Devi Left Embankment from RD 3.260 KM to 4.257 KM by providing launching apron & stone revetment) under NABARD Assistance-RIDF-XV" & directed for re-tendering of the said work. Further prayer of the Petitioner is to direct Opp. Party Nos. 1 & 2 to accept the bid of the Petitioner. On 17.11.2011, the matter was heard at length & this Court after hearing Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, State & Opp. Party No. 4, represented by Shri R.K. Mohanty, Advocate reserved the matter for Judgment. Learned Counsel appearing for the State was simultaneously directed to produce the original record of the case.

2. On 1.8.2012, while the matter was listed under head "To Be Mentioned", the Writ Petition was disposed of after hearing Learned Counsel for the Petitioner & State & without hearing Mr. R.K. Mohanty, Learned Counsel for Opp. Party No. 4-Narayan Prad