Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court
Section 11(4) of General Financial Rules | Pre-Qualification Decisions Must Rely Solely on Submitted Documents : Delhi HC Upholds Natural Justice in Tender Process
Delhi High Court rules that public authorities cannot disqualify bidders at the pre-qualification stage based on undisclosed or external inputs, reinforcing that eligibility must be determined strictly from tender documents. The judgment mandates transparency and procedural fairness, protecting bidders from arbitrary exclusions in government contracts.