Search Results for Tag : Bid
International Cases
It is permissible to add a firm to an existing complaint subsequent to an investigation. Initiation does not require any level of formality(02.05.2017)
Present appeal is against an order of Competition Tribunal in which Tribunal dismissed a series of in limine objections raised by Appellants. On 1st S.....
Tags : Collusive bidding, Investigation, Settlement, Invitation
Notifications & Circulars
CCI passes order under Lesser Penalty Provisions against broadcasting service providers for rigging bids in tenders by Sports Broadcasters(11.07.2018)
This case was taken up by Competition Commission of India ('CCI') suo motu under Section 19 of the Competition Act, 2002 ('the Act') based on the disc.....
Tags : Penalty Provisions, Broadcasting, Service providers, Rigging bids
CCI imposes penalties upon Sugar Mills and their Associations for rigging the bids in respect of Joint Tender floated by Oil Marketing Companies for procurement of Ethanol for blending with Petrol(18.09.2018)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties upon 18 sugar mills and 2 Associations (Indian Sugar Mills Association and Ethanol Man.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bid rigging
Opening of technical bids for auction of Coal mines for sale of coal(28.01.2021)
The auction process of 4 coal mines (Chendipada & Chendipada-II, Kuraloi (A) North and Seregarha) for sale of coal was launched by the Nominated Autho.....
Tags : Technical bids, Auction, Coal mines
CCI issues cease and desist order against firms found guilty of bid rigging and cartelization in tender floated by FCI(01.11.2021)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a final order on 29th October 2021 against six firms which were found to have contravened the provisi.....
Tags : Bid rigging, Cartelization
News
Delhi High Court Seeks Reply of BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri on Plea Challenging his LS Election(08.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has sought response from BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri and his party on a plea by rival AAP leader Raghav Chadha challenging his election to .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Ramesh Bidhuri
Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Fix Dates for Bidding Process for CM Advocates Welfare Scheme(04.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to comply with its order wherein the said Government was directed to start the tender process for t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bidding Process for CM Advocates Welfare Scheme
Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Fix Dates for Bidding Process for CM Advocates Welfare Scheme(17.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to start the tender process for the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme by fixing the opening a.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bidding Process for CM Advocates Welfare Scheme
SC: If Number of Technically Qualified Bidders is Less Than 3, State can Annul Tender Notification(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court while referring to Rule 9(10) of the Mineral (Auction) Rules held that where the minimum number of qualified bidders is not available (i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tender Notification, Bidder, Annulment
Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Rejection of Bid in Tender Process(14.12.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the rejection of a bid in a tender process for The Court has held that the Court cannot interfe.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Rejection of Bid in Tender Process
Supreme Court Directs Bidvest Unit to Move to Delhi High Court for MIAL Stake Sale(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has directed a Bidvest Group company to go to the Delhi High Court to challenge an arbitration Tribunal’s interim order that restrained .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bidvest Unit
Rs. 263.97 crores received in Private FM Radio Phase III Channel auction(22.09.2015)
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting received Rs 263.97 crore as bid deposits from successful bidders of e-auction of first batch of private F.....
Tags : Fm channel, auction, successful bids
US Supreme Court Rejects Trump-Backed Texas State's Suit to Invalidate Results in Favor of Joe Biden(14.12.2020)
Supreme Court of the United States of America has rejected a legal challenge attempted by the State of Texas backed by Donald Trump to undo the electi.....
Tags : Supreme Court- United States of America, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
Orissa HC: No Right Accrues in Favour of Bidders of Tender Offer Unless Same is Approved(09.03.2021)
Orissa High Court has held that when the tender is yet to be approved by higher authorities, no right accrues in favor of the participants, and they c.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Right of Bidders of Tender
NCLAT: Successful Bidder Cannot be Permitted to Wriggle Out of Bid Claiming Conditional Offer(17.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that a Successful Bidder cannot wriggle out of the contractual obligations and withdraw the bid after.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Successful Bidder
Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on Petition for Inclusion of Severe Mental Illness as Comorbidity(16.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition seeking directions for the inclusion of mental illnesses in the classification of como.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Inclusion of Severe Mental Illness as Comorbidity
Karnataka High Court: Not Abiding to Promise of Marriage Not Cheating(24.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has reiterated that not abiding with the promise of marriage will not amount to the offence of cheating under section 420 of the .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Not Abiding to Promise of Marriage
CCI Slaps Rs. 2.92 Crore Fine on Three Firms For Bid rigging of Tenders by Indian Railways(20.01.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties totaling about Rs. 2.92 crore on three firms for bid rigging of tenders floated by Indian .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Bid rigging
CCI Fines Seven Cement Companies For Bid rigging, Cartelization(20.01.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has held seven cement companies guilty of bid rigging and cartelization and imposed a total fine of nearly Rs 20.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Bid rigging, Cartelization
Kerala HC: Lowest Bidder Doesn't Enjoy Indefeasible Right to be Awarded Contract(18.11.2022)
Kerala High Court while observing that law does not recognize any indefeasible right in lowest bidder to be awarded a contract, has held that even if .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Tender, Lowest Bidder
Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Rejection of Bid in Tender Process(14.12.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the rejection of a bid in a tender process for The Court has held that the Court cannot interfe.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Rejection of Bid in Tender Process
Assault Bid: Kerala High Court Directs Police to Conduct Probe(20.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed the Kottayam District Police Chief to conduct an investigation into the alleged attempt to assault the Kottayam municip.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Assault Bid
SC: Producer, TV Channel must Face Trial for Serial 'Bidaai'(24.08.2016)
SC has said that producer of a tele-serial allegedly insulting Valmiki community and the channel in which it was aired, will have to face trial.
Tags : SC , tele-serial , 'Bidaai'
Hyderabad HC Put Stay on Singareni Land Acquisition Bid(27.09.2016)
Hyderabad HC has stayed land acquisition process initiated by Government to enable Singareni Collieries set up its open-cast mine in an area of 175 ac.....
Tags : Hyderabad HC , Singareni Land Acquisition Bid
Judgments
When substantial public interest involved or transaction is malafide, only then Court can interfere in commercial transactions(30.09.2016)
Petitioner, a company engaged in business of supply and installation of modular furniture since 1993 and which had submitted its technical bid in resp.....
Tags : Bid, Selection, Pre-qualification level
Ashwini Bidre Murder Case: Bombay High Court Rejects Bail Application of Eknath Khadse's Nephew(01.10.2018)
Bombay High Court has rejected the bail application of Dnyandev Patil alias Raju Patil who is the nephew of ex-BJP Minister Eknath Khadse and was arre.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Ashwini Bidre Murder Case
CCI Imposes Rs 2.7-Crore Penalty on Three Companies for Bid Rigging(06.08.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a total penalty of Rs 2.7 crore on three firms for indulging in anti-competitive practices by collud.....
Tags : CCI, Bid Rigging
Delhi HC: If Bidder Not Technically Qualified, Tender Process Not to Look into Financial Bid(19.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the tender process cannot be recalled just because the highest bidder was not given the tender. The Court has noted tha.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bidder Not Technically Qualified
Delhi HC: Breach of Contract u/s 74 Not Applicable at Pre-Formation Stage(07.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has admitted a writ petition that seeks refund of bid security paid by Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and has dismissed the all.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, bid security, Indian Hotels Company Limited, pre-formation stage, breach of contract
Supreme Court: Bidders to Exercise Greater than Ordinary Degree of Care(17.07.2024)
SC while imposing cost of Rs. 3 Crore cost on a bidder for negligence, has observed that bidders being experienced corporate entities are expected to .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bidder, Corporate Entities
Supreme Court: Bidders to Exercise Greater than Ordinary Degree of Care(17.07.2024)
SC while imposing cost of Rs. 3 Crore cost on a bidder for negligence, has observed that bidders being experienced corporate entities are expected to .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bidder, Corporate Entities
Superior courts while exercising their power of judicial review must act with restraint when dealing with contractual matters(01.03.2017)
Instant Civil Appeals are against the judgment of Division Bench of Orissa High Court, whereby Writ Petition, filed by consortium comprising of M/s Ka.....
Tags : Bidding, Acceptance, Validity
A decision which is merely faulty or erroneous or incorrect should not be a ground for a Court to interfere(17.12.2018)
The Petitioner has assailed the rejection of his technical bid. The Petitioner has submitted that, not only the rejection of the technical bid of the .....
Tags : Technical bid, Rejection, Validity
Authorities have to obtain prior approval from Government in case the order of settlement is not issued to highest tenderer(05.09.2019)
The order of settlement of the Sulung Daily Market under the Pachim Kaliabor Anchalik Panchayat in the district of Nagaon, issued in favour of the res.....
Tags : Evaluation, Bids, Legality
Once it is admitted that, invitation is open to all, additional condition cannot be imposed(06.08.2019)
In present case, the 2nd respondent issued an 'Invitation for Bid' for the award of a contract for the periodical renewal work in the State of Himacha.....
Tags : Bid, Rejection, Legality
Tender Evaluation Committee can reject the bid, if there is a clear non-compliance of a mandatory condition(19.01.2021)
The Petitioner has preferred the present writ petition seeking for Issuance of a writ thereby quashing the impugned order/decision dated 3rd April, 20.....
Tags : Bid, Rejection, Legality
Supreme Court: Bidders to Exercise Greater than Ordinary Degree of Care(17.07.2024)
SC while imposing cost of Rs. 3 Crore on a bidder for negligence, has observed that bidders being experienced corporate entities are expected to exerc.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bidder, Corporate Entities
Competition Commission of India Fines Aditya Birla Group Firm Grasim for Bid Rigging(06.10.2017)
Competition Commission of India has imposed fines totalling Rs 6.27 crore on Aditya Birla group firm Grasim Industries and two others for bid rigging .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Bid Rigging, Aditya Birla Group
Authority that authors the tender documents is the best person to appreciate the requirements of the tender and its interpretation should not be second-guessed by a court in judicial review(12.05.2023)
The Petitioner has filed the instant writ petition aggrieved by the rejection of its bid for e-tender No.RC-22-23/159 ('said Tender') issued by Respon.....
Tags : Bid, Evaluation, Rejection
Courts can interfere with the decisions taken by the authorities issuing the tender, only if, the decision is arbitrary or perverse(02.06.2023)
The Petitioner has filed the instant writ petition aggrieved by the action of the Steel Authority of India (Respondent/SAIL) in rejecting the Petition.....
Tags : Tender, Bid, Rejection
Courts cannot interfere with the conditions of tender, tendering Authority is the best Judge to specify a particular eligibility criteria in the tender document(13.05.2024)
By present petition, the Petitioner challenges rejection of its technical bid in the tender process initiated by Respondent No.1 for supply, installat.....
Tags : Technical bid, Rejection, Legality
Court's role is not to oversee the whole but only to ensure that there is no unfairness or arbitrariness(12.03.2018)
The Petitioner is a wholly owned subsidiary of SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited, which owns 99.90% of the shares. The first respondent/Oil and Natu.....
Tags : Bid, Rejection, Validity
While exercising judicial review, the Court should be circumspect in contractual matters as quashing decisions can result in unforeseen economic consequences(26.02.2018)
The Petitioner is aggrieved by the rejection of its bid submitted in response to the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for combined station works, includin.....
Tags : Bid, Rejection, Validity
Unless a prima facie case exists, Informant has no vested right to seek investigation into alleged contravention of provisions(26.02.2019)
The Appellant is aggrieved of order dated 9th November, 2018 passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) under Section 26(2) of the Competitio.....
Tags : Bid rigging, Investigation, Closing of
Right to refuse lowest or any other tender is always available to Government and public authorities(12.07.2018)
In the facts of present case, a Notice Inviting Tender ('NIT') dated 6th June, 2016 was issued by Eastern Coalfields Limited ('ECL') for supplying and.....
Tags : Bid, Rejection, Validity
PWD can alter tender to invite contractors of global repute(26.04.2016)
The Kerala High Court dismissed a petition claiming impropriety in conduct by a public works department when it made amendments to a multiple-job tend.....
Tags : Tender, pwd, amend, composite bid, registration
Cannot interfere in free choice of buyer: CCI(28.06.2016)
The Competition Commission of India dismissed a complaint against a defence procuring department for ‘bid-rigging’, stating that the Commission “does .....
Tags : defence, procurement, furniture, supplier, bid-rigging
Minor procedural defects which are curable should not be allowed to defeat substantive rights or to cause injustice(28.07.2017)
Petitioner is engaged in carrying out the business of manufacturing and trading of water, beverages, distilled water etc. It is aggrieved by rejection.....
Tags : Tender bid, Award, Legality