more-inThe Madras High Court on Monday closed a writ petition which alleged irregularities by the Public Works Department (PWD) in calling e-tenders for engaging contractors to quarry sand from Araniar river in Uthukottai village in Tiruvallur district. The case was closed after government counsel claimed that the officials had decided to call for fresh tenders for the quarry site. However, recently, the PWD introduced e-tender system to engage contractors for quarrying as well as transporting the mineral. However, despite best efforts, he claimed that he could not log into the e-tender page for reasons unknown. Therefore, he urged the court to quash the e-tender notification and consequently direct the PWD to call for fresh tenders.

Source: The Hindu March 19, 2018 19:28 UTC