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2026 Supreme(Online)(HP) 3245

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J
K.K. Mahajan Constructions – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Suneet Goel, Vivek Negi
For the Respondents: Anup Rattan, Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Menka Raj Chauhan, Seema Sharma, Rajat Choudhry

Table of Content
1. factual history regarding the construction contract, bridge collapse, and subsequent debarment orders against the petitioner. (Para 1 , 2)
2. contentions regarding the breach of natural justice and the validity of indefinite blacklisting. (Para 3)
3. legal standard for show-cause notices and procedural fairness in administrative blacklisting of contractors. (Para 4)
4. court order directing due process and proper adjudication of the debarment and blacklisting actions. (Para 5)

Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Petitioner has been blacklisted in perpetuity by the respondents across all jurisdictions. He has also been de-listed as Class-A Contractor. Petitioner alleges violation of principles of natural justice as also of the Enlistment Rules.

2. The Case

2(i). Petitioner was enlisted Class-A Civil Contractor under the Rules of Enlistment of Contractors of the respondents-State. His enlistment has been reviewed from time to time. It was last reviewed on 18.05.2022 and validated upto 31.03.2027.

On 20.09.2018, petitioner was awarded tender for construction of 104 meters Span Bridge over Baner Khad on Daulatpur Jalari Har Kharat road for a sum of ₹3,42,07,077/-. The work was to b

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