GUWAHATI, India, Dec. 30 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Nov. 28:

1. Heard Mr. R. Sarmah, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner and Mr. M. K. Choudhury, the learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. R. Gohain, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondents.

2. Mr. R. Sarmah, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner is not inclined to proceed in the instant writ petition against the Respondent No.4. He therefore submits that the name of the Respondent No.4 may be struck off.

3. Taking into account the above, the name of the Respondent No.4 is struck off and the Respondent Nos. 5 and 6 arrayed in the instant writ petition shall be re-numbered as Respondent Nos. 4 and 5.

4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner is directed to file a fresh Memo of Parties before the Registry of this Court during the course of the day in terms with the instant order and on the basis thereof, the Registry shall make necessary correction in the Cause Title as well as update the same in the CIS.

5. Taking into account the issue and the limited scope of the present proceedings in view of the submissions made by the learned counsels for the parties, this Court issues Rule returnable forthwith.

6. The case of the Petitioner herein is that the Petitioner is in the business of providing transportation of Bulk LPG. A Notice Inviting E-Tender was issued on 01.03.2025 under the Two Bid System for Bulk LPG transportation contract by road for the State of Assam and Meghalaya for a period of 5 years. The estimated truck requirement for the State of Assam and Meghalaya (equivalent to 7 MT capacity) was stated in the tender to be 400. The Petitioner has one LPG Bulk Tanker Vehicle which was manufactured in the year 2019. Pursuant to the Notice Inviting E-Tender, the Petitioner submitted its bid. It is the case of the Petitioner that while carrying out the technical evaluation, it was found that there was a difference between the Registered Laden Weight (RLW)/Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) and the Unladen Weight (ULW) in the Registration Certificate vis-a-vis the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization License. This aspect was pointed out to the Petitioner and thereupon, the Petitioner approached the concerned authority in the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization for rectification.

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