HC directs Aavin Commissioner to probe ‘illegality’ in tender process

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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed Aavin Commissioner to behaviour an enquiry into the alleged irregularities into agro discarded occurrence briquettes tender issued by Tiruchirappalli District Cooperative Milk Producers Union.

The tribunal was proceeding a petition filed by Amutha, proprietor of A.R. Fire Briquettes, who sought a absorption to authorities to behaviour an enquiry into the alleged illegality into the agro discarded occurrence briquettes tender.

Justice B. Pugalendhi observed that the superior contention of the petitioner was that though she was selected successful the e-tender for 2024–26 period, supplies were made without immoderate ceremonial statement oregon information deposit arsenic mandated nether the tender conditions.

It was unclear from the records whether the mandatory statement nether Clause 20(a) was ever executed oregon whether the petitioner tendered the required information deposit. Even tender cancellation proceedings did not uncover whether immoderate statement was entered into anterior to cancellation, the tribunal observed.

The tribunal directed the Aavin Commissioner to see the petitioner’s practice made successful July 2025, behaviour an enquiry into the alleged irregularities, peculiarly with respect to non-execution of the tender statement and issuance of orders contrary to the tender conditions, and instrumentality due action, if immoderate irregularities were found.

The workout should beryllium completed wrong 12 weeks, the tribunal directed.

The tribunal observed that insofar arsenic the cancellation of the tender connected the crushed of alleged collusive bidding was concerned, it was unfastened to the petitioner to situation it successful the mode known to law.

Published - November 26, 2025 06:51 p.m. IST

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