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THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
VIJAY BISHNOI, N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR
Megha Electricals – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
N. Unni Krishnan Nair, J.
Heard Mr. N. N. B. Choudhury, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the appellant. Also heard Mr. B. Gogoi, learned standing counsel, Public Works Department(PWD), appearing on behalf of all the State Respondents; and Mr. R. Dubey, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the private respondent No. 10.
2. The appellant, herein, by way of instituting the present intra-Court appeal, has presented a challenge to a judgment & order, dated 03.10.2024, passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(c)4483/2024, rejecting the prayer of the writ petitioner(appellant, herein) for an interference with the decision of the Financial Bid Evaluation Committee as regards the financial bid submitted by the appellant, herein, which was held to be non-responsive.
3. The brief facts requisite for adjudication of the issue arising in the present proceeding, is noticed as under:
In pursuance of the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT), dated 04.07.2024, issued for inviting bids from registered PWD Electrical Contractor/Firm for the work of “Construction of 33 KV dedicated HT Line from 132 KV Pavoi GSS to BCMC & H Campus with Laying of 33 KV armoured cable on railway track c
The failure to quote a bid price in the prescribed format renders a financial bid non-responsive, as per the terms of the tender document.
The court ruled that bids below the justified rate are non-responsive, emphasizing judicial respect for expert evaluations in tendering processes.
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