IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

Original Side

Present :- Hon’ble Justice Amrita Sinha

WPO 730 of 2025

Shetgiri & Associates

Vs.

Bank of India & Anr.

For the writ petitioner :- Mr. Vibhakar Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Ajay Chaubey, Adv.

Mr. Vinayak Chaubey, Adv.

Ms. Ritika Pipalwa, Adv. Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Utkarash Mishra, Adv. Ms. Ahona Majumder, Adv.

For the respondent :- Mr. Debashis Saha, Adv.

Mr. Avirup Roy Sanyal, Adv.

Ms. Sucheta Pal, Adv.

Heard on :- 28.10.2025 Judgment on :- 28.10.2025

Amrita Sinha, J.:-

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the cancellation of the tender process in

which it participated and emerged as the L-1 bidder. The cancellation was communicated to the petitioner by a communicating letter dated 22nd July, 2025. The letter of cancellation mentions that due to some technical reasons in the tender, the bank has decided to go for re- tendering for the same. Necessary information will be published in the

newspaper, Bank’s website and MSTC-E-tendering portal.

2. Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the cancellation is mala fide, arbitrary and bad in law. According to the petitioner, the authority inspected the site in question and was satisfi