Reserved on : 05.12.2025 Pronounced on : 21.02.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.108776 OF 2025 (GM-TEN)

C/W WRIT PETITION No.108777 OF 2025 (GM-TEN)

IN WRIT PETITION NO.108776 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

DUKE PUMPING SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD., A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS BRANCH OFFICE AT NO.56/5B, ROOM NO.5, 2^ND FLOOR, NANDI TOWERS, AVK COLLEGE ROAD, 2^ND MAIN, P.J.EXTENSION, DAVANAGERE – 577 002 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER AND AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY BASAVARAJA.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI PRITHVEESH M.K., AND SRI RANGANATH R., ADVOCATES)

AND:

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . KARNATAKA VISHWAKARMA COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED NO.16/D, 4^TH FLOOR, DEVARAJ URS BHAVAN, MILLERS TANK BED AREA, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 052 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI T.HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R-1;

SRI D.R.RAVISHANKAR, SR.ADVOCATE FOR SRI SHIVRAJ S.BALLOLI, AND SRI ARUN GOUDA, ADVOCATES FOR R2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I. CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE RESPONDENTS; II. ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER’S APPLICATION / TENDER BID (ANNEXURE-G) BEARING NO. KVCDCL/2025-26/WS/WORK-INDENT9, WITHOUT DISQUALIFYING IT FOR THE REASON THAT IT HAS NOT SUBMITTED/PRODUCED THE B.E.E.(BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY) CERTIFICATE OF 2 MODEL OF PUMP-SET (6HP/14 STAGE AND 17.5HP/26 STAGE) ALONG WITH ITS APPLICATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, IF IT IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE, TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE; III. ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER STRIKING DOWN THE IMPUGNED PARAGRAPH NO.2 OF THE AFFIDAVIT PRESCRIBED AS PART OF ADDENDUM-2 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 (ANNEXURE-E) AS BEING ILLEGAL AND CONTRARY TO THE TENDER NOTIFICATION DATED 21/08/2025 (ANNEXURE-A); IV. ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER STRIKING DOWN THE RESTRICTION REGARDING AWARD OF MAXIMUM OF 5 PACKAGES ONLY, AS IMPOSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AT SERIAL NO.27 OF ‘PRE-BID QUERIES -REPLIES OF SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SET TENDERS’ (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS ‘ADDENDUM- I’) (ANNEXURE-C) AND CONSEQUENTLY DECLARE THAT THE PETITIONER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD OF ALL PACKAGES THAT IT HAS APPLIED TO, IF IT IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE, TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. IN WRIT PETITION No.108777 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

M/S. MAHAVIR SUBMERSIBLES PVT. LTD., A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS BRANCH OFFICE AT INDUSTIRAL PLOT NO.84, KANABARAGI INDUSTRIAL AREA KANABARAGI VILLAGE, KANABARAGI HOBLI BELAGAVI – 590 015 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY SUBASH S., ... PETITIONER (BY SRI PRITHVEESH M. K., AND SRI RANGANATH R., ADVOCATES)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001.

2. KARNATAKA VISHWAKARMA COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED NO.16/D, 4^TH FLOOR, DEVARAJ URS BHAVAN MILLERS TANK BED AREA, VASANTH NAGAR BENGALURU – 560 052 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI T.HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 SRI D.R.RAVISHANKAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI SHIVRAJ S.BALLOLI, AND SRI ARUN GOUDA, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I. CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE RESPONDENTS; II. ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER’S APPLICATION /TENDER BID (ANNEXURE-G) BEARING NO.KVCDCL / 2025-26 / WS / WORK-INDENT8 WITHOUT DISQUALIFYING IT FOR THE REASON THAT IT HAS NOT SUBMITTED / PRODUCED THE B.E.E. (BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY) CERTIFICATE OF 1 MODEL OF PUMP-SET (6HP/14 STAGE) ALONG WITH ITS APPLICATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, IF IT IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE; III. ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER STRIKING DOW