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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
MANEESH SHARMA
Pawan Kumar Meena, S/o. Shri Shiv Charan Meena – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan, Through The Principal Secretary, Urban Development And Housing Department – Respondent
Order :
MANEESH SHARMA, J.
1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner, assailing the rejection letters/orders dated 30.04.2026 and 01.05.2026 passed by respondent No. 3.
2. Brief facts giving rise to the present writ petition are that the Urban Improvement Trust, Alwar, issued an e-auction programme for the sale of various residential/commercial plots, including the property in question, i.e., Plot No. K165 (Corner Plot), Ambedkar Nagar, Alwar (hereinafter referred to as the 'Subject Plot'), which was listed at Serial No. 40.
3. The petitioner participated in the e-auction for the Subject Plot and accordingly submitted his bid. After the closure of the bid process, the petitioner sought official confirmation via e-mails dated 23.04.2026 and 27.04.2026. Upon seeking the said confirmation, the petitioner was orally informed that his bid had been rejected.
4. Subsequently, upon detailed representations dated 28.04.2026 and 02.05.2026 filed by the petitioner, respondent No. 3 issued letters dated 30.04.2026 and 01.05.2026, wherein it was stated that the petitioner's bid was rejected under Condition 12 of the terms and conditions of the e-auction and Rule 14, Annexure- A,
The court affirmed that auction authorities have discretion to reject bids, even if they are the highest, based on competitive bidding considerations.
Point of Law - Once State decides to grant any right or privilege to others, then there is no escape from rigour of Article 14.
The authority has the right to cancel the highest bid and the bids must be competitive. The authority reserves the right to accept or reject any bid without assigning any reason.
Bidders participating in tender process have no other right except right to equality and fair treatment in matter of evaluation of competitive bids offered by interested persons in response to notice....
The authority conducting an auction has the right to reject the highest bid and the decision-making process must be fair and reasonable.
The BDA has the authority to reject bids in e-Auctions without justification, as per its Rules, and such discretion is not subject to judicial review unless proven arbitrary.
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