C.A.V. JUDGMENT

Date : 11-12-2025

Heard Mr. Abhinav Shrivastava, the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the State and Mr. Naresh Dikshit, learned Special Public Prosecutor for the Mining Department.

2. The instant writ petition has been preferred for the following reliefs:

(i) To hold and declare that, in the terms of advt. dated 04/03/2024 (Annexure P/1) and / or bid documents, (viz financial bid/technical bid), it was not obligatory for the single bidder / Petitioner, to make at least one call (bid), above the minimum reserve price, and to raise the minimum reserve (bid) price at least by 10% of the minimum reserve price in case of single bidder, as this would be contrary to the fundamental concept of minimum reserve price, in the auction process;

(ii) To issue an appro