PATNA, India, May 8 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on May 6:
Heard Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned Senior Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Mrigank Mauli, learned Senior Advocate for the Respondent No. 6. The State is represented by Mr. Vivek Prasad, learned Government Pleader No. 7.
2. The petitioner has demanded quashing of the entire tender process relating to Notice Inviting Tender (for short 'NIT') dated 07.02.2024 seeking agency for outsourcing of the restaurant in Samrat Ashok Convention Centre, perhaps on the ground that the re-tender in this instance was not authorized under the Bihar Financial Rules, 1950 (As amended by Amendment Rules, 2016), particularly Rule 131J(c) thereof, which reads as hereunder:-
"131J(c...