IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: September 05, 2025 Ramesh Kumar Contractor ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE LISA GILL HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA Present: Mr. Jagdeep Singh Rana, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. R.S. Pandher, Addl. AG, Punjab.

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LISA GILL, J.

1. Prayer in this writ petition reads as under:-

“i) Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeks the issuance of a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari/mandamus while setting aside the report of impugned committee meeting held on 23.07.2025 and report issued on 24.07.2025 (Annexure P-8) as well as communication dated 28.07.2025 (Annexures P-10), whereby, the Committee constituted by the respondent and the respondent No. 3 has declared the petitioner as ineligible/non responsive for the reason that the petitioner contractor does not qualify the eligibility criteria as laid in DNIT/Tender Document, on the recommendation of Superintending Engineer, Water Supply & Sanitation Circle, Amritsar, an alien/stranger to the contract and who is not competent to comment upon the ce