When Tender Acceptance Is Patently Contrary To NIT Conditions, Courts Can Interfere: Supreme…
The case involves a dispute over the eligibility of a bidder (Micky Traders) for a public tender, specifically whether the bidder met the experience requirement as stipulated in the tender conditions, leading to a challenge against the High Court's order quashing the bid acceptance.
Petitioner: Micky Traders (H1 Bidder); Respondents: L.R.Y. Labour Contractor (H2 Bidder), Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board, and Market Committee, Ludhiana; Bench: Alok Aradhe, J.
- The Supreme Court held that courts can interfere when tender acceptance is patently contrary to NIT conditions.
- The High Court's order quashing the acceptance of Micky Traders' bid and directing issuance of Letter of Acceptance to the eligible tenderer was set aside.
- The Court emphasized that judicial review in tender matters is limited to cases of illegality, irrationality, or arbitrariness, and the tendering authority's interpretation is generally final if it aligns with the tender document's language.
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| Official title | When Tender Acceptance Is Patently Contrary To NIT Conditions, Courts Can Interfere: Supreme Court |
| Source body | Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments |
| Reference number | Writ Petition, thereby interfering with the tendering process, and quashed the LoA issued in |
| Status | closed (order) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |