Supreme Court of India
The Blue Dreamz Advertising Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the learned Single Judge was right in setting aside the order of debarment on the ground that there was a bona fide civil dispute between the parties.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Where the case is of an ordinary breach of contract and the explanation offered by the person concerned raises a bona fide dispute, whether blacklisting/debarment can resorted to as a penalty. Headnotes† Tender – Tender conditions – Breach of contract – Blacklisting/ debarment – Respondent no.1-Corporation invited bids for allotment of contract for display of advertisement on street hoardings (including V shaped), Bus passenger shelter and kiosks – Appellant was the successful bidder – There were issues between the appellant and the Corporation with regard to the
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Where later benches applied it
- 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, 2 referred to
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