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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16785 of 2025

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Pramod Kumar Premi, Son of Rajendra Bhagat, Resident of Village and P.O.-

Chotki Badhona, Ward No. 06, P.S.- Chausa, District- Madhepura.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Works

Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Works Department, Government of

Bihar, Patna.

3. The Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Additional Commissioner-cum-Special

Secretary, Rural works Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Chief Engineer- 4, Rural Works Department, Purnea.

5. The Superintending Engineer, Rural Works Department, Work Circle,

Madhepura.

6. The Nodal Officer, MMGSUY, Rural Works Department, Bihar, Patna.

7. The Executive Engineer, Work Division- Udakishanganj, District-

Madhepura.

8. Saroj Kumar Yadav, S/o Ram Narayan Yadav, R/o- At Vikramsher, Ward No.

08, P.O.- Bharphori, P.S.- Andhramath Kukur Doura, District- Madhubani,

Pin- 847108.

... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Smt. Namrata Mishra, Sr. Advocate

Mr.Alok Ranjan, Advocate

For the State : Mr. Amish Kumar, Advocate

For the Respondent No.8: Mr. Anand Kumar Ojha, Advocate

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH

and

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA

ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)

Date : 04-02-2026

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Following reliefs have been sought in the present

writ application:

“i. For quashing memo as contained in Memo No. 3725

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dated 26.09.2025 issued under the signature of the

Engineer-in-Chief, cum-Additional Commissioner-cum-

Special Secretary, Rural works Department,

Government of Bihar, Patna and other officials

(Technical Bid Committee) uploaded on internet site of

the Department, on 26.09.2025 after 17.54 PM as

evident from digital signature after opening of

Financial bid, whereby and where under the complaint

filed on behalf of the petitioner against respondent no.

8, has erroneously been rejected, to favor him by the

respondent authorities, in spite of the fact that

respondent no.8 have furnished wrong details (played

fraud), have furnished documents without of any

signature and annexed audit report without of any

UDIN No., without the UDIN no. the veracity of the

document cannot be verified, and payment certificate

annexed by respondent no. 8 does not contain signature

of issuing authority, which is mandatory requirement to

be considered for award of work or to participate in the

tender process.

ii). For quashing of the decision of the respondent

authorities dated 26.09.2025 at about 05.53 PM,

whereby and where under financial bid of the petitioner

along with respondent no. 8 have been opened and

respondent no. 8 has been declared as L1, in a very

arbitrary, illegal, discriminatory manner, being biased

as against the petitioner, without even informing to the

petitioner about disposal of the complaint to the

petitioner, moreover, the same was uploaded on the

website after decision of the technical bid committee

considering respondent no.8 as financially qualified.

iii). For directing and commanding the respondent

authorities to award work order in favor of the

petitioner, as the petitioner possesses requisite criteria

for grant of work (Tender ID-143336) (RRSMP-11/25-

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26 Udakishanganj/01) and is duly qualified in technical

and was erroneously declared as 12 and proceed

further with the tender and get the agreement executed,

allow the petitioner to carry out and complete the work,

for which petitioner possesses the requisite criteria.

iv. For declaration that the decisions of the authorities

dated 26.09.2025 (Technical Bid) and 26.09.2025

(Financial Bid) uploaded on official website 17.54PM