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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
B.VIJAYSEN REDDY
Karangula Abhishek Reddy – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge against arbitrary eligibility criterion. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. introduction of new eligibility criteria raises questions. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. allegations of mala fides in setting criteria. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. judicial review standards on tender conditions. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. state’s authority to set conditions must align with public interest. (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 6. requirement for eligibility criteria to be justified and reasonable. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 7. court's ruling on arbitrary preconditions in tender process. (Para 22 , 23 , 24) |
ORDER :
B.VIJAYSEN REDDY, J.
The writ petition is filed challenging the pre-condition of turnover requirement in Tender Notification No.1451/UF/HMDA/ 2018 dated 19.08.2025 mandating a minimum turnover of Rs.15 crores in any one financial year during the last three financial years as one of the eligibility criterion for “Installation, Operation and Maintenance of the Gymnasium and Swimming Pool at Dr. G.S. Melkote Park, Hyderabad”, for a period of five years, as being arbitrary and unconstitutional. The petitioner has also sought for a consequential direction to set aside the tender notification and to call for fres
The imposition of arbitrary turnover requirements in tender processes, lacking rational justification, violates Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, ensuring fair opportunity and competition....
Judicial review is permissible in tender matters only to prevent arbitrariness; criteria should ensure fairness and cannot favor specific bidders without rational basis.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the limitation of judicial review in tender matters, the need for commercial prudence in evaluating tenders, and the importance of fairness and non....
Eligibility for contracting: To foster competition, firms and individuals to offer goods, work, and services required for the program, any conditions for participation shall be limited to those that ....
Tender/Contract - Petitioner is disentitled to question the tender, having not participated in the tender process
Judicial review of tenders limited to arbitrariness or malafide; eligibility conditions upheld if public interest served with multiple qualified bidders; bid time reduction valid with approval; ineli....
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