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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 10114

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
HARISANKAR V. MENON, J
K. A. NIZAR – Appellant
Versus
THE FLAG OFFICER, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, FOR CMO/CSO (P&A) – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SMT.VAISAKHI V., SRI.BABU KARUKAPADATH, SMT.M.A.VAHEEDA BABU, SHRI.P.U.VINOD KUMAR, SMT.ARYA RAGHUNATH, SRI.T.M.MUHAMMED MUSTHAQ, SRI.AJWIN P LALSON, SHRI.KARUKAPADATH WAZIM BABU, SMT.P.LAKSHMI, SMT.AYSHA E.M., SMT.SHIFANA KAISE
For the Respondents: SHRI.SUVIN R.MENON, SMT CRISTY TERESA SURESH, SHRI.JAISHANKAR V.NAIR, SRI.T.GOPALAKRISHNAN

Table of Content
1. petitioner challenges procurement of medicines. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. petitioner seeks quashing of procurement practices. (Para 4)
3. arguments presented by both parties. (Para 6 , 7)
4. court's analysis of tender documents. (Para 8 , 9 , 12 , 13)
5. court finds independent procurement unjustified. (Para 10 , 11 , 14)
6. court disposes of case and leaves open future remedies. (Para 15 , 16)

JUDGMENT

These two writ petitions are filed by the same petitioner, who is stated to be a chemist/ druggist in Kochi, seeking to challenge the action of respondents 1 to 4 in proceeding to procure life-saving drugs from the 5th respondent herein during the currency of Exts.P3 and P4 agreements entered into by the petitioner.

The 3rd respondent is the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Polyclinic, Kochi, and the 4th respondent is the ECHS Polyclinic, Muvattupuzha, coming under the jurisdiction of respondents 1 and 2. They are essentially rendering medical facilities to Ex-Servicemen from Navy, Army and Air Force. The polyclinics referred to above require various medicines, including life-saving drugs, in the course of their activities. Such medicines are being purchased/proc

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