On December 17, 2025, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court made a decision about M/S S.S. and Co.'s request concerning their tender bid. The court, led by Judge R. Vijayakumar, dealt with the issue of having minors as partners in the company, which created some legal confusion.
M/S S.S. and Co., represented by Mr. B. Subamanian, wanted the court to instruct the National Highways authorities in Madurai to give them important certificates. These certificates were necessary for submitting a tender bid for highway projects announced on December 3, 2025.
"The petitioner wanted a court order to get the Work Site Inspection Certificate and the Working Condition of Plant & Machinery Certificate."
The problem came up because two minors were partners in the company. This led to a notice questioning the company's setup. M/S S.S. and Co. had already challenged this notice in another case, W.P.(MD)No.33193 of 2025, and got a temporary pause on the notice.
The Additional Advocate General, Mr. Veera Kathiravan, argued that as long as there were questions about the company's setup, the certificates couldn't be given. Judge R. Vijayakumar agreed that the company's setup needed to be sorted out first.
"When there are questions about the company's setup, giving certificates doesn't make sense."
To keep things moving, the court allowed M/S S.S. and Co. to approach the authorities with all relevant documents. If the authorities were satisfied, they could issue the certificates, but this wouldn't affect the ongoing questions about the company's setup.
The court ended the petition without any costs, emphasizing that giving out the certificates wouldn't decide the company's legal status.
