https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187100 Judicial review in public contract awards is confined to examining the legality of the decision-making process, and interference is justified only for illegality, irrationality, procedural impropriety, arbitrariness, mala fides or favouritism. A lowest bidder has no enforceable right to insist on award of the contract. Applying that standard, the Court found no legally sustainable ground to disturb the Port Trust's award, which was supported by the project authority and financial institution; re-bidding would have caused delay and cost escalation contrary to public interest. The High Court's interference was therefore unwarranted and the contract award was upheld. en-us Tue, 17 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:01:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187100 Judicial review in public contract awards is confined to examining the legality of the decision-making process, and interference is justified only for illegality, irrationality, procedural impropriety, arbitrariness, mala fides or favouritism. A lowest bidder has no enforceable right to insist on award of the contract. Applying that standard, the Court found no legally sustainable ground to disturb the Port Trust's award, which was supported by the project authority and financial institution; re-bidding would have caused delay and cost escalation contrary to public interest. The High Court's interference was therefore unwarranted and the contract award was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187100