IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 40073 OF 2025

01.05.2026 Between:

Peddi Sudershan Reddy ….. Petitioner And Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi & others ….. Respondents

O R D E R:

Petitioner states that he is the first Chairman of the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited and that he rendered services in the said capacity from 2014 to 2017. It is stated, he is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly in the State of Telangana from 2018 to 2023, during which time he also served as a Member of the Public Accounts Committee. By virtue of his public offices and responsibilities, he is well acquainted with matters concerning public administration and public expenditure.

1.1. It is contended, during his tenure as Chairman of the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, he was responsible for implementing several beneficial reforms. Such reforms included installation of CPS tracking systems for paddy transportation vehicles and establishment and operationalization of on line paddy procurement management system, which, according to Petitioner, was the first of its kind in the country.

1.2. Petitioner further states that he has consistently been at the forefront of raising issues relating to public welfare and transparency in governance. He has been in public life for the past twenty three years, having initially served as a member of Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency from 2001 to 2006 and thereafter, as the floor leader of the Warangal Zilla Parishad. He recently came to know about the alleged huge financial losses caused to the public exchequer in connection with a tender floated for the supply, commissioning and installation of bunker beds with mattresses and pillows in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in the State of Telangana. It is contended, the said tender was issued by Respondent No.6.

1.3. The said tender was issued for the supply, commissioning and installation of 45,360 bunker beds with mattresses and pillows in 252 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas across the State of Telangana. The tender involves expenditure of hundreds of crores of rupees of public funds and therefore, required the highest degree of transparency, fairness and adherence to the prescribed tender conditions.

1.4. It is also contended, the tender specifically stipulated a non-extendable completion period of 120 days. The tender also prescribed clearly defined milestones, provided for imposition of liquidated damages in case of delay and expressly prohibited participation of a bidder or an Original Equipment Manufacturer more than once in the same tender. Pursuant to the said tender, contracts were awarded to Respondents 10 and 11 on 29.05.2025. It is further contended, the contractual completion period for supply of the bunker beds expired after 120 days and Respondents 10 and 11 admittedly failed to supply the beds in accordance with the terms of the tender.

1.5. Instead of invoking the contractual remedies available under the tender conditions such as termination of the contract, forfeiture of security, blacklisting of the contractors or calling for fresh tenders, it is stated, Respondents chose to revive the same lapsed contracts by entering into the so-called supplementary agreements dated 29.11.2025. The said supplementary agreements were executed in respect of the same quantity of 45,360 bunker beds with mattresses and pillows to be supplied to the KGBVs. By entering into such supplementary agreements, Respondents effectively rewarded Respondents 10 and 11 despite their failure to perform within the stipulated time. Execution of supplementary agreements without calling for fresh tenders in an open and transparent manner is illegal and arbitrary.

1.6. Petitioner further states that no reasons whatsoever were recorded in the supplementary agreements explaining why the original contracts failed, why no action was