Ritesh Ranjan vs The State of Bihar — CWJC/5041/2025

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 27-Mar-2025

CNR: BRHC010233722025

e-Filing Number

28-02-2025

Filing Number

CWJC/5678/2025

Filing Date

03-Mar-2025

Registration No

CWJC/5041/2025

Registration Date

26-Mar-2025

Judge

Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Shailendra Singh

Coram

Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Shailendra Singh

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

CIVIL WRIT ( 15 )

Sub-Category

WORKS CONTRACT - TENDER AND BLACK LISTING ( 15053 )

Judicial Branch

Judicial Section

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Ritesh Ranjan

    Adv. Aryan Sinha,Amit Kumar Singh,Amit Kumar Singh, Jitesh Singh,Tarun Sagar,Amit Kumar Singh

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.The State of Bihar

  2. 2.The Principal Secretary, Rural Works Department,

  3. 3.The Special Secretary, Rural Work Department,

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh,Mr. Justice Shailendra SinghView PDF

    Case Summary: CWJC/5041/2025 Court Decision: The Patna High Court dismissed Ritesh Ranjan's writ petition challenging three rural road tenders issued by Bihar's Rural Works Department. The court held that tender structuring and packaging decisions fall within the executive's exclusive domain and cannot be judicially reviewed unless proven arbitrary or mala fide, neither of which was established here. Key Reasoning: The court found the tenders were lawfully issued under a large-scale infrastructure maintenance program (Mukhya Mantri Gramin Sadak Unnayan Yojana) involving seven-year road maintenance obligations. While prior government memos reflected policy intent to provide opportunities to unemployed engineers, such policies do not create enforceable contractual rights. The state had relaxed eligibility conditions and permitted joint venture participation to broaden access, rendering the tender conditions neither arbitrary nor unconstitutional. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 10-Nov-2025

    For Admission -I

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha

  4. 13-Oct-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice P. B. Bajanthri , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha

  5. 15-Sep-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice P. B. Bajanthri , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha

  6. 28-Aug-2025

    For Admission IV

    Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy , The Chief Justice-

  7. 28-Aug-2025

    For Admission III

    Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy , The Chief Justice-

  8. 27-Aug-2025

    For Admission III

    Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy , The Chief Justice-

  9. 06-Aug-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  10. 15-Jul-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  11. 15-May-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  12. 14-May-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  13. 13-May-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  14. 12-May-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  15. 09-May-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  16. 08-May-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  17. 07-May-2025

    For Admission -I

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  18. 27-Mar-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  19. 03-Mar-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. CWJC/5041/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CWJC/5041/2025 Court Decision: The Patna High Court dismissed Ritesh Ranjan's writ petition challenging three rural road tenders issued by Bihar's Rural Works Department. The court held that tender structuring and packaging decisions fall within the executive's exclusive domain and cannot be judicially reviewed unless proven arbitrary or mala fide, neither of which was established here. Key Reasoning: The court found the tenders were lawfully issued under a large-scale infrastructure maintenance program (Mukhya Mantri Gramin Sadak Unnayan Yojana) involving seven-year road maintenance obligations. While prior government memos reflected policy intent to provide opportunities to unemployed engineers, such policies do not create enforceable contractual rights. The state had relaxed eligibility conditions and permitted joint venture participation to broaden access, rendering the tender conditions neither arbitrary nor unconstitutional. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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