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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
ABDUL QUDDHOSE
P.S. Ramasamy – Appellant
Versus
Principal Secretary To The Govt. Of Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration And Water Supply Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. tender conditions arbitrary, time reduction invalid. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. wide participation, approved time reduction, public interest. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. limited judicial review absent arbitrariness or bias. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 4. level playing field not violated; many qualified bidders. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 5. no merit; writs dismissed without costs. (Para 27 , 28) |
ORDER :
Abdul Quddhose, J.
1.Since the petitioners in all these writ petitions have challenged the very same tender, these writ petitions are disposed of by this Court through a common order. The respective petitioners in these writ petitions have challenged the impugned tender on the following grounds:-
(a) The tender conditions have been tailor-made selectively for certain bidders alone and are not in public interest.
(b) The GST returns submitted by the successful bidders in the impugned tender do not match with the turnover statements submitted by the successful bidders along with their bids, which violate the terms and conditions of the tender.
(c) The tender conditions are in violation of Rule 20(1)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Ten
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Point of law: powers of judicial review are limited and while exercising such power the Court has to see whether the process adopted or decision made by the authority is malafideor is intended to fav....
Judicial interference in the matter of tenders and contracts is limited and the court should exercise restraint in interfering with the administrative decision-making process.
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