Summary:
The court was hearing a batch of petitions from egg traders and suppliers, including those from other states, who challenged the G.O. MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday quashed an August 2018 Government Order that allowed zone-wide tender system for procurement of eggs for the noon meal scheme and a subsequent notification that excluded egg suppliers and traders. passed on August 20 by the social welfare and nutritious meal programme department.Until the G.O was passed, state-wide tenders were issued for supply of eggs to noon meal centres in the entire state. allowing zone wise tender has no valid reasoning and is not in public interest. revoking the earlier system and put in place a zone-wise tender system for six months.Senior counsel representing the egg suppliers and traders argued that the earlier policy of a single state-wise tender was a success and there was no reason to replace it with a zonewise tender..