The Travancore Devaswom Board Represented By Its Executive Engineer vs. The Deputy Director

DBP/103/2023HC KeralaGSTCNR KLHC01075631202326 October 2023Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN,HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.GIRISH3 pages
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Held

The High Court granted permission to the Travancore Devaswom Board to withdraw its petition for contract approval. This withdrawal was allowed without prejudice to the Board's right to file a fresh petition at a later appropriate time.

Facts

The Travancore Devaswom Board sought High Court approval for awarding a contract for a multi-storied building and electrical installations. The contractor subsequently expressed unwillingness to proceed due to the absence of GST provision and increased material costs, prompting the Board to request withdrawal of its petition.

Key Issues

The key issue was whether to permit the Travancore Devaswom Board to withdraw its petition for contract approval, given the contractor's refusal to proceed due to the lack of GST provision and increased costs.

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Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances
1 DBP No.103 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.GIRISH THURSDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2023 / 4TH KARTHIKA, 1945 DBP NO. 103 OF 2023 IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - TDB PROCEEDINGS INITIATED - REG. ------------ TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - REPORT NO. 43 OF 2023 IN PETITION NO.3 OF 2023. APPROVAL FOR THE AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE WORK OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - MULTI STORIED BUILDING AT PUTHENCHANTHA, TRIVANDRUM PETITIONER: THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ELECTRICAL DIVISION, CHENGANNUR SRI G.BIJU- STANDING COUNSEL- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD RESPONDENT: THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM SRI M.RAJEEV- GOVERNMENT PLEADER ; SRI P.RAMACHANDRAN - AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26.10.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 DBP No.103 of 2023

G.Girish,J

The Travancore Devaswom Board represented by its Executive Engineer, Electrical Division, Chenga

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