Telangana High Court Quashes PMU Tender That Bypassed Handloom Procurement Mandate

The ruling reasserts that departments must route handloom purchases through the state cooperative unless a formal non-availability certificate clears an alternative.

Overview

Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti set aside the April 2, 2026 PMU tender for uniforms and bedding that bypassed the Telangana Handloom Weavers Co‑operative Society (TGCO).
The court also quashed the March 31, 2026 letter that canceled earlier orders already placed with TGCO for those supplies.
GO Ms. No.1, issued on March 11, 2024, requires departments to buy handloom goods through TGCO unless TGCO issues a non‑availability certificate that it cannot supply the items.
The bench rejected the state's claim of separate authority for open‑market buying, ordering strict adherence to GO Ms. No.1.
TGCO must now state what it can supply, issuing non‑availability certificates on time to keep work flowing to cooperative weavers that serve residential and government schools.