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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
SUREPALLI NANDA
Kesari Marine Service – Appellant
Versus
Indian Oil Corporation Limited – Respondent
ORDER :
(SUREPALLI NANDA, J.)
Heard Sri S.S.Satyanarayana Prasad, learned senior designated counsel representing the learned counsel Sri S.N.Chidambara Sastry, appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri Dominic Fernandez, learned Standing Counsel for the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 and 2.
2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:
“…. issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the e-mail communications dated 21.02.2025 at 17.00 hours and the e-mail communication dated 01.04.2025 at 19.25 hours (from Mr.A.Karthik and Mr.Raju AM, purporting to act on behalf of the 1st and 2nd respondents) Cancelling the LOA dated 20.02.2025 issued to the petitioner on a wrong premise that by 21.03.2025, 30 days have lapsed from the date of LOA making it liable for cancellation as arbitrary illegal unjust and as in violation of the principles of natural justice and issue a consequential directions directing the 1st and 2nd Respondents to allow the petitioner to complete the contract work/s as per the LOA dated 20.02.2025 issued to it and to permit the petitioner to carry out and execute the wor
The cancellation of a Letter of Acceptance without prior notice or opportunity for the petitioner to respond violates principles of natural justice.
The court held that the cancellation of a Letter of Acceptance was arbitrary as it was based on a miscalculation of the 30-day compliance period, violating principles of natural justice.
Judicial review of tender decisions is narrow, allowing authorities to decide without court-imposed restrictions, provided they adhere to tender conditions.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that administrative decisions, including the cancellation of contractual agreements, must be supported by reasons and must not be arbitrary or unre....
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