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2026:CGHC:15293-DB

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPC No. 1010 of 2026

Rakshak Securitas Private Limited Through Its State Head, Pankaj Kumar Chauhan, Aged- 40 Years S/o Akshayawat Singh Reg. Office-T 5, Plot No. 12,

Manish Plaza Iii, Sector-10, Dwarka New Delhi 110075 ... Petitioner

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Secretary Cum Commissioner Commercial Tax (Excise) Department Chhattisgarh, North Block, Sector-19 Commercial Tax

And Gst Bhawan Nava Raipur Atal Nagar (Cg)

2 - Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited (CSMCL) Through Its Managing Director, Aabkari Bhawan, Near Chokra Nala Labhandi District

Raipur (Cg)

3 - Deputy General Manager Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited (CSMCL) Aabkari Bhawan, Near Chokra Nala Labhandi District Raipur (Cg) 4 - Saturn Transmovers Private Limited Through Its Director, Akash Agrawal, Aged About 40 Years, S/o Madan Agrawal Reg. Office- Shop No. 215, Edge

Commercial Complex, Raipur,492001,(Cg)

... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. Prafull N. Bharat, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate

For Respondent No.1/State : Mr. Shashank Thakur, Addl. A.G.

VED PRAKASH For Respondents No. 2 & 3 : Mr. Malay Shrivastava, Advocate DEWANGAN Digitally signed

by VED

PRAKASH

DEWANGAN

Date: 2026.04.09

18:25:23 +0530

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Hon'ble Shr i Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri R avindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

02/04/2026

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The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India calling in question the legality, validity and propriety of the impugned order dated 18.02.2026 passed by the Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited (CSMCL), whereby the work order awarded in favour of the petitioner has been cancelled, the bank guarantee amounting to ₹2,56,63,421/- has been forfeited, and the petitioner has been blacklisted from participating in any tender of CSMCL for a period of one year. The petitioner has also sought consequential reliefs for permitting it to participate in ongoing and

future tenders issued by the respondent Corporation.

2.

The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking the

following reliefs:-

“10.1 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash and set aside the impugned order dated 18.02.2026 (Annexure P/1), issued by the Respondent Managing Director, CSMCL,

Raipur.

10.2 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondent authorities to not debar the petitioner firm from participating based on the findings in Annexure P/1 in "Tender for Empanelment of Placement Agency for Supply of Manpower to Chhattisgarh State Marketing

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Corporation Ltd." bearing Tender No. CSMCL/Tender/2026-27/1 issued by CSMCL dated 30.01.2026 and "Tender for Empanelment of Security Agency For Supply of Security Guards to Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Ltd." bearing Tender No. CSMCL/Tender/2026-27/3

issued by CSMCL dated 04.02.2026.

10.3 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondent authorities to not debar the petitioner firm from participating based on the findings in Annexure P/1 in any other future tender issued by respondent

authorities.

10.4 That, this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to pass such further orders or directions as may be deemed fit and proper in the facts and

circumstances of the case.”

3.

The facts of the case as emerges from the pleadings of the petition are that, the petitioner is a placement agency engaged in providing manpower services and was awarded a contract pursuant to Tender No. CSMCL/Tender/2024-25/2 dated 19.02.2024 issued by CSMCL. After being declared successful, a work order dated 31.03.2024 was issued in its favour and the petitioner commenced execution of the contractual work. During the subsistence of the contract, a complaint dated 26.09.2025 was made by respondent No.4 alleging that the petitioner had su