policy decision to the effect that advertisements would be made inviting tenders before grant of any contract.
12. The petitioner did not have any right ... supplemental agreement with no apparent
benefit to the MTNL, without inviting fresh tenders from intending persons to perform the same job for the next five
petitioner agreed in terms of its fax message dated 14th August, 1995 without prejudice to its rights and contentions. However ... decision to reissue tender was intimated to it whereafter on 10th October, 1995 a global notice was issued inviting tenders for supply of loading arms
agreement, the respondents should have invited tenders.
15. In that case the contract was given without issuing any public order. The Supreme Court, therefore held ... securing the public interest one of the methods recognised is to invite tenders affording opportunity to submit
offers for consideration in an objective manner. However
committee' namely, tender receiving committee which opened the tenders. They merely forward all the tenders received by them to the tender committee for evaluation ... substituting its own decision, without the necessary expertise which itself may be fallible.
(4) The terms of the invitation to tender cannot be opened
agreement, the respondents should have invited tenders.
15. In that case the contract was given without issuing any public tender. The Supreme Court, therefore, held ... left to the option of the authorities concerned whether to invite tenders or not according to their own discretion and to award contracts ignoring
where global tenders are invited, it is
obligatory on the part of the tenders to scrupulously follow the conditions
of a tender. In that case ... instant case, in the notice inviting tender, it was
categorically stated:
"8. The acceptance of a tender, will rest
with the Chairman, Airports Authority
M/S Ashoka Smokeless Coal Ind. P. Ltd. & ... vs Union Of India & Ors
person, but
in legal sense means a wrongful act done intentionally without just cause
or excuse.
CASE LAWS OPERATING IN THE FIELD ... substituting its own decision, without the necessary expertise which
itself may be fallible.
4) The terms of the invitation to tender cannot be open
Backbone Tarmat-Ng Jv vs National Highways Authority Of India ... on 18 May, 2002
Equivalent
time. Since August, 1988 a policy was evolved whereby tenders were be to invited from the wheat roller flour mills for purchase of wheat lying ... inviting tenders for purchase of 500 metric tones of wheat, the petitioners submitted their tenders. They paid earnest money specified therefor, but allegedly without
