CISS SERVICES LTD Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These petitions have been filed seeking quashing of the operation and issuance of work orders to respondent no.3 (SIS Limited) in respect of the tenders bearing numbers GEM/2024/B/5209730 and GEM/2024/B/5209739 ('the tenders').

(2.) Respondent no.1 (Ministry of Culture, Union of India) issued the tenders on 26th July 2024, requisitioning service of unarmed security guards for protected monuments located in the Southern and Central regions of India; more specifically, requirement of 925 and 381 unarmed security guards, respectively.

(3.) The said tender process was initiated on the Government eMarketplace ('GeM') platform. Archaeological Survey of India ('ASI')/ respondent no.2 was the beneficiary of the subject tender.