APHC010712222025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3327]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 36493/2025 Between:

Progressive Engineering Enterprises ...PETITIONER AND Union Of India and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BUTTA VIJAYA BHASKER Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. Y V ANIL KUMAR (Central Government Counsel)

The Court made the following:

THE HON‟BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.36493 of 2025 ORDER :

The present Writ Petition was filed, originally, seeking a direction to the respondents to consider petitioner‟s technical bid submitted pursuant to Tender No.STCKRPU- V-G_D-GOT116, dated 7.11.2025 issued by 3^rd respondent, without reference to the petitioner‟s bank guarantee for a period of 180 days validity from 20.11.2025 to 19.5.2026, instead of 01.12.2025 to 31.05.2026.

2. Case of the writ petitioner is as follows:

(a) Respondent No.3 issued the subject Tender dated

07.11.2025 for the work viz. Supply, Installation, Design & Commissioning of New Electronic Interlocking (Hot- standby) with Distributed Arc