V PADMAVATHI Date: 2026.01.27

2026:CGHC:3257-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 26 of 2026 M/s Aman Construction Through Its Proprietor Bharti Bhanpuria, W/o Aman Sinha, R/o Bunglow No. 36 Royal Green, Junwani, Bhilai, Motilal Nehru Nagar, Durg, District-

Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department, Of Urban Administration And Development, 4th Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh

2 - Directorate (Subsidy), Office Of Urban Administration And Development, Durg, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh

3 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Ahiwara, Division Durg, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh ...Respondent(s)

(Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

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For Petitioner : Shri Shikhar Bhaktiyar, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri SS Baghel, GA For Respondent-3 : Shri RS Marhas, and Shri SB Pandey, Advocates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

Order on Board

Per R amesh Sinha, Chief Justice

20.01.2026 Heard Shri Shikhar Bhaktiyar, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Also heard Shri SS Baghel, learned GA, appearing for the respondent/State, and Shri RS Marhas, and Shri SB Pandey, learned counsel for respondent-3.

1. Petitioner has filed the present writ petition against the order dated 02.12.2025 (Annexure P1), issued by respondent-3 by which the work order issued in favour of the petitioner was cancelled, and the petitioner- firm has been debarred for a period of one year. Petitioner has filed this petition for the following reliefs:

“10.1 That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction quashing and setting aside the impugned communication / order dated 02.12.2025 issued by respondent No.3, whereby the work orders issued in favour of the petitioner have been cancelled.

10.2 That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction quashing and setting aside the impugned communication / order dated 02.12.2025 issued by respondent No.3, whereby the petitioner-firm has been blacklisted / debarred for a period of one year.

10.3 That any other relief which this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper may also be granted in favour of the petitioner safeguarding their interest.”

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 16.10.2024, a tender was floated by the respondent authorities for 34 different works within the municipalities of Ahiwara, district-Durg for construction of Garden, Building, CC Roads etc. Petitioner applied for tender for 8 different works on 23.10.2024, which relates to construction of Garden, installation of pavers, and construction of CC road, etc. On 06.11.2024, petitioner deposited the security amount of Rs.74,250/-. After opening of tender bids, petitioner was found to be the least bidder. Despite being the L1 bidder, petitioner was not allotted the work order, and then, on 04.01.2025, he raised his grievance before the respondent authorities. After cancelling the said tender, amount of security deposit was also not returned to him. Hence, the petitioner has filed this petition for a direction to the respondent authority to issue work order to him as he has been declared as L1 bidder in the tender process.

3. It is further case of the petitioner that earlier, petitioner has filed WPC-2452 of 2025 for issuing work order, which was issued on 18.08.2025, during pendency of that petition. Thereafter, on 15.09.2025, and on 28.10.2025, respondent-3 asked the petitioner to collect the lay out of the construction plan, and when the petitioner had gone to collect the same, respondent authorities have denied to give the said lay out plan, asked for some extraneous considerations, and thereby, petit