#Contractual Fairness

Chhattisgarh High Court rules that rejecting the lowest bidder in public procurement without objective justification amounts to arbitrariness under Article 14, entitling the aggrieved party to compensation. The judgment reinforces contractual fairness in government tenders and sets a precedent for challenging capricious tender decisions.

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that even when an RFP permits automatic debarment, authorities cannot blacklist a bidder without first investigating allegations of bid rigging and providing a show-cause notice. This sets a critical precedent for public procurement, ensuring that procedural fairness overrides contractual clauses that circumvent fundamental rights to hearing and fair investigation.