Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. vs Src Company Infra Pvt.Ltd. on 14 November, 2025
56. The reliance placed by the majority Arbitrators on the
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minutes of the meeting of the Tender Committee, is misplaced. It is
settled law that inter-departmental communications / file notings
have no legal sanctity and/or do not create any enforceable rights.
The judgment relied upon by the Petitioner-Respondent, namely
Mahadeo Vs. Sovan Devi (supra) is apposite. It has been held that
these inter-departmental communications are at best preparatory
steps or expressions of tentative views. Unless notings culminate in a
final decision, they cannot be relied upon as a basis for any legal
right or liability.