Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
Natural Justice in Public Procurement | Post-Facto Reasons Cannot Salvage Unreasoned Cancellation of Government Auctions : Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that cancelling a government e-auction without recording specific, contemporaneous reasons violates natural justice and Article 14. Administrative justifications offered after the fact - such as alleged calculation errors - are legally invalid, setting a binding standard for transparency in public procurement decisions affecting private bidders.