KUSHAGRI TRADERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Vijay Pratap Singh, learned Counsel for the petitioners and Sri Amitabh Rai, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for respondents-State.

(2.) With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, the writ petition has been taken up today for disposal.

(3.) In the matter of Narayan Verma and another v. State of U.P . and 3 others, Writ-C No.8874 of 2020, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has held that Uttar Pradesh Kshettra Samitis and zila Parishads Works Rules, 1984 nowhere restricts the contractors registered with other government department from participating in tender process initiated for the works relating to district panchayats, and also not makes it necessary for the district panchayats to avail services of the contractors registered as per Rule 18 of 1984 Rules only. Relevant portion of the order dated 17.3.2020 passed in the aforesaid judgment reads as under:-