NEW DELHI: The mighty executive may be constitutionally wary of encroaching the judges’ turf, but the uninhibited monkeys with their simian antics have struk terror among Judges and their families residing in sprawling foliaged bungalows in Lutyens Delhi.
Fixing of spikes on water pipes and boundary walls as well as part-time engagement of langurs to scare away the rhesus monkeys, commonly found in Delhi, have had little impact on these macaques from stealing stuff from Judges’ residences and breaking flower pots.
With almost all of the 35 bungalows in the Judges’ residence pool getting frequently raided by teams of menacing monkeys, there was a clamour among judges for finding an urgent solution to the perennial problem.
The SC decided to resort to the traditional method – engagement of full-time monkey-scarers on contract basis selected through a tender process.
On Thursday, it issued a notice inviting tender “from the reputed тАШHousekeeping AgenciesтАЩ of Delhi and NCR for engaging/hiring the services тАШfor providing the manpower for Monkey Scarers at the residential bungalows of SC Judges, including Guest House, initially for a period of six months on as and when required basisтАЩ.”
The SC notice said, “Approximate numbers of bungalows are 35 to 40 situated within a radius of 3 to 4 Kilometres from the Supreme Court and monkey scarers will be deployed as per the requirements or as and when required. The contract may be extended for a further period if the services are found to be satisfactory and as per requirements.”
While specifying that the last date for submission of tender was March 24, the SC said interested parties would be required to submit a demand draft of Rs 10,000 along with the proposal to provide monkey-scarers.
Is the trade of supplying ‘monkey-scarers’ categorised as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) or certified as a small enterprise by National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)? The SC said, “Tenderers having valid NSIC or MSME certificates shall be exempted from depositing earnest money of Rs 10,000.”
Fixing of spikes on water pipes and boundary walls as well as part-time engagement of langurs to scare away the rhesus monkeys, commonly found in Delhi, have had little impact on these macaques from stealing stuff from Judges’ residences and breaking flower pots.
With almost all of the 35 bungalows in the Judges’ residence pool getting frequently raided by teams of menacing monkeys, there was a clamour among judges for finding an urgent solution to the perennial problem.
The SC decided to resort to the traditional method – engagement of full-time monkey-scarers on contract basis selected through a tender process.
On Thursday, it issued a notice inviting tender “from the reputed тАШHousekeeping AgenciesтАЩ of Delhi and NCR for engaging/hiring the services тАШfor providing the manpower for Monkey Scarers at the residential bungalows of SC Judges, including Guest House, initially for a period of six months on as and when required basisтАЩ.”
The SC notice said, “Approximate numbers of bungalows are 35 to 40 situated within a radius of 3 to 4 Kilometres from the Supreme Court and monkey scarers will be deployed as per the requirements or as and when required. The contract may be extended for a further period if the services are found to be satisfactory and as per requirements.”
While specifying that the last date for submission of tender was March 24, the SC said interested parties would be required to submit a demand draft of Rs 10,000 along with the proposal to provide monkey-scarers.
Is the trade of supplying ‘monkey-scarers’ categorised as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) or certified as a small enterprise by National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)? The SC said, “Tenderers having valid NSIC or MSME certificates shall be exempted from depositing earnest money of Rs 10,000.”
