ASADUZZAMAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appeal is treated as on day's list and taken up for consideration along with the connected application.

(2.) On 24th January, 2019, after hearing the learned advocates for the parties, this Court had passed the following order: -

(3.) Consequently, a report in the form of an affidavit has been filed on behalf of Indian Oil Corporation today, which may be taken on record. This affidavit does not address the issue raised by this Court as to whether Indian Oil Corporation has fixed responsibility upon the person/persons concerned for creating a situation where a tender process - pursuant to an advertisement dated 31st August, 2017 - had to be cancelled. The only disclosure that has been made is that the total public money involved as cost for the process of readvertisement was a sum of Rs. 35,550/-.