for the same work as well as the NIT dated
19.07.2025 for the same work. The aforesaid two NITs were
issued after filing of the present petition, and therefore, by filing
separate IAs, such NITs were also challenged.
5. Heard Mr. Brisketu Sharan Pandey, learned
counsel for the petitioner, Mr. P.K. Shahi, learned Advocate
General assisted by Mr. Vikas Kumar, learned AC to A.G. for
the State of Bihar and Mr. Siddhartha Prasad, learned counsel
for the Election Commission of India.
6. Learned counsel for the petitioner referred to the
averments made in the memo of petition and thereafter
contended that respondent no. 4, on 19.06.2025, prior to the
Patna High Court CWJC No.11231 of 2025 dt.04-08-2025
issuance of impugned NIT dated 02.07.2025, issued a similar
tender for the same purpose, i.e., for preparing voter
list/electoral roll through ERO-Net, revision of such voter list,
revision and constant upgradation of such list through data
entry, scanning, uploading, publishing checklist, publishing
electoral roll/voter list and other works relating to electoral
roll/voter list for the eight Legislative Assembly constituencies
of the District-Sitamarhi.