ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR)

Date : 01-03-2024 Heard the parties.

2. The present writ petition by way of Public Interest Litigation, has been filed for a direction to the respondent(s) concerned to ensure enquiry regarding empanelment of M/s Nayi Drishti Naya Sabera, Patna, Bihar, under Bihar Gram Swaraj Yojna Society (for short “the Society”) for providing training centre in all the districts of Bihar and cancel the empanelment of said Agency, as the same has been empanelled in collusion with the respondent-authorities, apart from the fact that the Agency does not have registeration under the G.S.T Act.

3. It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that pursuant to a tender notice, applications were invited for hiring infrastructure with food and equipment necessary for conducting training programme in all the districts of the State of Bihar with certain criteria, including the Agency must have registration with G.S.T. department besides other eligibility criteria. It is further contended that the private respondent was registered with G.S.T. on 07.09.2018 but was cancelled in the year 2020 and thus the private respondent does not fulfill the eligibility