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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7777/2026

M/s Manglayam Logistics, Through Its Proprietor- Jagdish Gour S/o Shri Hemraj Gour, Aged About 36, Address G1 409-

----Petitioner Versus

1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through The Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Didwana- Kuchaman, Rajasthan.

2. The Regional Officer, Regional Office Rajfed, Ajmer, Rajasthan.

3. Krishak Lanun Kray Vikray Sahkari Samiti Ltd., Through Its Managing Director, Ladnun, Didwana- Kuchaman,

Rajasthan.

4. Kray Vikray Sahkari Samiti Ltd., Through Its Managing Director, Kuchaman, Didwana- Kuchaman, Rajasthan.

5. Didwana Kray Vikray Sahkari Samiti, Through Its Managing Director, Didwana, Didwana-Kuchaman,

Rajasthan.

6. The Treasurer Cum Member Representative, District Collector- Didwana-Kuchaman, Rajasthan.

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dinesh Jain For Respondent(s) : -

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order

09/04/2026

By way of filing the present writ petition, the petitioner has

prayed for the following reliefs:-

“It is therefore, humbly and respectfully prayed, that this Writ Petition of the Petitioner may kindly be allowed:-

i) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction and thereby quash and set aside the impugned Note Sheet/Order dated 18.03.2026 (Annexure-3), whereby the technical bid of the

Petitioner has been illegally rejected.

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ii) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents to treat the Petitioner as technically qualified in respect of the NIT dated 28.02.2026 and to open and consider the financial bid of the Petitioner for the centres at

Ladnun, Kuchaman and Didwana. (Armourl-1)

iii) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction restraining the Respondents from finalizing the tender process or awarding the contract in pursuance of the NIT dated

28.02.2026 without considering the bid of the Petitioner.

iv) Pending final disposal of the present writ petition, the Respondents may kindly be directed to maintain status quo with respect to the tender process and/or not to finalize or

award the contract.

v) Issue any other appropriate writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem just and proper in the facts

and circumstances of the case.”

2. Brief facts, as disclosed in the writ petition, are that the petitioner—M/s Manglayam Logistics—participated in a tender process initiated by the office of the Assistant Registrar, Co- operative Societies, Deedwana–Kuchaman, for handling and transportation of food grains under MSP. As per the e-tender notice, a condition was incorporated requiring that the bidder, while submitting the application/participating in the tender process, must furnish copies of registration certificates of at least five trucks in his name, or alternatively, a declaration on a Rs. 500/- stamp paper stating that he/she has a long-term contract for five trucks, along with the fitness and insurance certificates of

such trucks.

3. The tender submitted by the petitioner firm was rejected on the ground that it failed to furnish the requisite declaration/document regarding a long-term contract for trucks with the owners thereof, in conformity with the conditions

stipulated in the tender document.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the rejection of the petitioner’s tender is based on hyper-technical

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[2026:RJ-JD:16630] (3 of 5) [CW-7777/2026] grounds. It was contended that the petitioner firm owns four trucks, which would be utilized for handling and transportation of food grains in the event the contract is awarded, and further has a long-term contract in respect of one truck. However, due to a bona fide and inadvertent mistake, the words “long-term” were not mentioned in the agreement submitted in respect of the sa