Supreme Court of India
M/s Kulja Industries Limited v. Chief Gen. Manager W.T. Proj. Bsnl and Ors.
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From the headnote
Contract - Contract with Government Company - For supply of goods - Purchaser black-listed the supplier permanently on the ground that it committed gross misconduct and irregularities by receiving excessive payments from the purchaser - Held: Power to black-list a contractor is inherent in the party allotting the contract - But if such decision is taken by State or its instrumentalities, it is subject to judicial review and open to scrutiny on the touchstone of fairness, relevance, natural justice, non-discrimination, equality and proportionality - 'Debarment' though recognised as an
Authorities it was built on
- 1973 E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
- 1979 Ramana Dayaram Shetty v. The International Airport Authority of India and Ors.
- 1978 Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
- 1980 Ajay Hasia Etc. v. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi & Ors. Etc.
- 2006 M/s. B.S.N. Joshi and Sons Ltd. v. Nair Coal Services Ltd. and Ors.
- 1977 Radhakrishna Agarwal & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Ors.
- 1990 Mahabir Auto Stores & Ors. v. Indian Oil Corporation & Ors.
- 1978 Joseph Vilangandan v. The Executive Engineer, Buildings & Roads (p.w.d.) Division, Ernaulam & Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh v. Bihar Legislative Council (through Secretary) and Ors.
- 2024 The Blue Dreamz Advertising Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Ors.
- 2022 State of Odisha & Ors. v. M/s Panda Infraproject Limited
- 2020 Vetindia Pharmaceuticals Limited v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another
- 2026 M/s A. K. G. Construction and Developers Pvt. Ltd v. State of Jharkhand
- 2025 M/s Techno Prints v. Chhattisgarh Textbook Corporation & Anr.
Of those, 4 relied on · 2 referred to
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