Supreme Court of India
M/s Sam Built Well Pvt. Ltd. v. Deepak Builders & Ors.
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We are of the view that even i£Jhere was such an ambiguity or doubt, the High Court ought to have refrained from giving its own interpretation unless it had come to a clear conclusion that the interpretation given B by NMRCL was perverse or mala fide or intended to favour one of the bidders.
Judgment, page 7
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Contract - Tender - In the instant case, the NIT invited bids from contractors who had engaged in construction of educational buildings - The technical evaluation report stated that the eligibility criteria contained in NIT was not met by respondent no. I - The other two expert bodies also reiterated the ineligibility of respondent no. I - Respondent no. I filed writ petition which was dismissed by the single judge of High Court - However. Division Bench of High Court allowed the appeal of respondent no. I holding that there c was no malafides in the instant case and respondent no.I was
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