2025:CGHC:59101-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 6315 of 2025 M/s Bombay Integrated Security (India) Ltd. Having Its Registered Office Branch Office At Crystal Areade, 210-Block A, Lodhi Para, Shankar Nagar Road, Raipur (C.G.)

... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Chief Secretary, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, (Atal Nagar), Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2 - Department Of Food Civil Supplies And Consumer Protection, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Through- Secretary / Additional Chief Secretary, Directorate Of Food Civil Supplies And Consumer Protection Dept., Indravati Bhawan (Block-2), Thrid Floor / Mantralaya Complex, Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3 - Chhattisgarh State Co-Operative Marketing Federation Limited (Markfed) Through - General Manager, Tower C, 6th Floor, Cbd Commercial Complex, Sector-21, Nava Raipur (Atal Nagar), Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent(s)

(Cause Title Taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajeev Shrivastava, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Akshat Tiwari, and Ms. Anu Mishra, Advocates.

For Respondent No. 1 & 2 : Mr. Vivek Sharma, Advocate General and Mr.

Shashank Thakur, Deputy Advocate General.

For Respondent No. 3 : Mr. Animesh Tiwari, Advocate.

Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

05/12/2025

1 Heard Mr. Rajeev Shrivastava, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr.

Akshat Tiwari, and Ms. Anu Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Vivek Sharma, learned Advocate General and Mr. Shashank Thakur, learned Deputy Advocate General for the respondents No. 1 and 2 and Mr. Animesh Tiwari, learned counsel for the respondent No. 3.

2 By this petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s):

“A. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash and set aside the termination order dated 21.11.2025;

B. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondent authorities to reinstate the concerned Data Entry Operators in accordance with the agreement between the Petitioner and the Respondent No. 3;

C. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief(s), which is deemed fit and proper in the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case.”

3 The facts, as projected by the petitioner are that the petitioner Company is a private limited company engaged in the business of Man Power supply to different sectors on contracts or agreement with terms and conditions in various part of India. The respondent No. 3 under the Department of Chhattisgarh State Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, floated a tender on GEM Portal on 28.07.2025 bearing Tender No. GEM/2025/B/6505648 for appointing an agency for providing of man power for deployment of Data Entry operator for paddy procurement at procurement center level in four separate groups namely, G1, G2, G3, and G4. The Request for Proposal (for short, the RFP) further enabled the bidders to participate in multiple groups with a requirement of deposit of amount Rs. 15 Lacs as Earnest Money Deposit for each group i.e. total of Rs. 60 Lacs. Accordingly, the petitioner participated by submitting the EMD/ BID security in all four groups and was allotted the tender work for Groups G1 and G3. Upon depositing the EMD, the work orders were issued by the respondents on 10.10.2025 bearing work order No. So. No./MKT/DEO/3515/2025 for group G1 and So.No./MKT/DEO/3514/2025 for group G3. Subsequently, on 14.10.2025, the GEM Market Place Contract was entered between the petitioner and the respondent No. 3 on GEM Portal for groups G1 and G3. Pursuant to the GEM agreements, a notification dated 15.10.2025 bearing number No/Marketing/25-26/3589/2025 was issued by the respondent. No. 3 regarding employment and training of data entry operators of be completed till 31.10.2025 through Service Provider/Outsourcing f