HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI ****

WRIT PETITION NO.30763 OF 2025 Between:

Bhavani Industrial Engineering Services … Petitioner(s)

Versus Rashtriya Isapt Nigam Limited and others ...Respondents * * * * *

DATE OF ORDER PRONOUNCED : 16.02.2026 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY

1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the Judgment/Order? Yes/No

2. Whether the copy of Order may be marked to Law Reporters/Journals? Yes/No

3. Whether His Lordship wish to see the fair copy of the Judgment/Order? Yes/No JUSTICE K.SREENIVASA REDDY * HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SREENIVASA REDDY + WRIT PETITION NO.30763 OF 2025 % 16.02.2026 # Between:

Bhavani Industrial Engineering Services … Petitioner(s)

Versus Rashtriya Isapt Nigam Limited and others ...Respondents ! Counsel for the Petitioner(s) : Sri V.Sudhakar ^ Counsel for the Respondents : 1. Sri Kiran Kumar Vadlamudi

2. Sri V.Subramanyam Gist:

> Head Note:

? Cases referred:

1. Writ Petition No.22780 of 2021, dated 13.07.2022 on the file of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati.

This Court made the following:

APHC010591542025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3327]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 30763/2025 Between:

1. BHAVANI INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER SRI. DUNNA SADANANDA S/O APPANNA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, D.NO.14-8-27, B.C.ROAD, GAJUWAKA, VISAKHAPATNAM.

...PETITIONER A N D

1. RASHTRIYA ISAPT NIGAM LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530031

2. THE GENERAL MANAGER MSAND CONVENER, STANDING BANNING COMMITTEE, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED, VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT, VISAKHAPATNAM – 530031

3. THE GENERAL MANAGER WC, WORKS CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT, RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED, VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT, VISAKHAPATNAM –

530031

4. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKS, RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED, VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT, VISAKHAPATNAM -530031 ...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the Impugned Banning order vide Reference N0.25/MS/SBC dated 07.05.2025 banning the petitioner for a period of 3 years with effect from 07.05.2025 and de-registering from the list of ancillaries/Vendors/Contractors of RINL from the date of issuance of banning order is illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice, apart from violation of the rights of the petitioners under Art. 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the banning order dated 07.05.2025 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the Impugned Banning order issued by the 2nd respondent vide Reference No.25/MS/SBC dated 07.05.2025 by permitting the petitioner to participate in future tenders pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. Y SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. KIRAN KUMAR VADLAMUDI

2. V SUBRAMANYAM The Court made the following:

O R D E R

Heard Sri Y.Sudhakar Rao, learned counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Kiran Kumar Vadlamudi, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 to 4.

2. This Writ Petition was filed seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a Writ or Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of 2^nd respondent in issuing the impugned Order vide Reference No.25/MS/SBC dated 07.05.2025 banning the petitioner for a period of 3 year