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1 - 7 of 7 (0.37 seconds)Afcons Infrastructure Ltd vs Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. & Anr on 15 September, 2016
19. Thereafter in the case of Afcons Infrastructure Limited vs. Nagpur
Metro Rail Corporation Limited and Another reported as (2016)
16 SCC 818, the Supreme Court held as under:
Central Coalfieds Limited vs Sll-Sml (Joint Venture Consortium) . on 17 August, 2016
"11. Recently, in Central Coalfields Ltd. v. SLL-SML (Joint
Venture Consortium) it was held by this Court, relying on a
host of decisions that the decision-making process of the
employer or owner of the project in accepting or rejecting
the bid of a tenderer should not be interfered with.
Interference is permissible only if the decision-making
process is mala fide or is intended to favour someone.
Similarly, the decision should not be interfered with unless
the decision is so arbitrary or irrational that the Court
could say that the decision is one which no responsible
authority acting reasonably and in accordance with law
could have reached. In other words, the decision-making
process or the decision should be perverse and not merely
faulty or incorrect or erroneous. No such extreme case was
made out by GYT-TPL JV in the High Court or before us."
Tata Cellular vs Union Of India on 26 July, 1994
"70. It cannot be denied that the principles of judicial
review would apply to the exercise of contractual powers by
Government bodies in order to prevent arbitrariness or
favouritism. However, it must be clearly stated that there
are inherent limitations in exercise of that power of judicial
review. Government is the guardian of the finances of the
State. It is expected to protect the financial interest of the
State. The right to refuse the lowest or any other tender is
always available to the Government. But, the principles laid
down in Article 14 of the Constitution have to be kept in
view while accepting or refusing a tender. There can be no
question of infringement of Article 14 if the Government
tries to get the best person or the best quotation. The right
to choose cannot be considered to be an arbitrary power.
Of course, if the said power is exercised for any collateral
purpose the exercise of that power will be struck down."
Article 226 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Article 12 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
The Silppi Constructions Contractors vs Union Of India on 21 June, 2019
"20. The essence of the law laid down in the judgments
referred to above is the exercise of restraint and caution;
the need for overwhelming public interest to justify judicial
intervention in matters of contract involving the state
instrumentalities; the courts should give way to the opinion
of the experts unless the decision is totally arbitrary or
unreasonable; the court does not sit like a court of appeal
over the appropriate authority; the court must realise that
the authority floating the tender is the best judge of its
requirements and, therefore, the court's interference should
be minimal. The authority which floats the contract or
tender, and has authored the tender documents is the best
judge as to how the documents have to be interpreted. If two
interpretations are possible then the interpretation of the
author must be accepted. The courts will only interfere to
prevent arbitrariness, irrationality, bias, mala fides or
perversity. With this approach in mind we shall deal with
the present case."
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