South Delhi Municipal Corp. Vs. Ravinder Kumar & Anr.
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Head Note
Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 14 , Article 226
Tender - Cancellation of - Inviting of fresh bids - Judicial review - Appellant-Corporation adopted a fair and transparent method by inviting the bids for the retender notice issued by it - High Court has not found any malafide intention on the part of appellantCorporation in inviting the fresh bids after taking the decision to cancel its earlier tender notice - Appellant-Corporation, being the custodian of public finance, took its decision objectively with a bonafide intention to serve the best interest of the public in general -Appellant-Corporation has not committed any wrong in cancelling its earlier tender notice and issuing subsequent tender notice afresh inviting bids from the eligible contractors - Decision of the High Court in quashing the appellantCorporation's decision of cancelling the earlier tender vide corrigendum dated 30.11.2023 and also the subsequent e-tender process carried out by it is vitiated in law and therefore, the same is liable to be set aside.
Topic(s)-Tender - Cancellation of - Judicial review - Cancellation valid