https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194100 In public tendering, alteration of an essential eligibility condition after the bid deadline justified setting aside the earlier award and directing a fresh process, because revised terms could attract wider participation and better bids while preserving fairness, equal treatment, and non-arbitrariness. The authority's discretion in framing tender conditions was respected, but the process had to remain consistent with public interest. A bid that was not accompanied by earnest money in the prescribed form was validly rejected, as a photocopy of the demand draft, even if notarised, did not satisfy the mandatory tender requirement. en-us Mon, 08 May 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:39:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194100 In public tendering, alteration of an essential eligibility condition after the bid deadline justified setting aside the earlier award and directing a fresh process, because revised terms could attract wider participation and better bids while preserving fairness, equal treatment, and non-arbitrariness. The authority's discretion in framing tender conditions was respected, but the process had to remain consistent with public interest. A bid that was not accompanied by earnest money in the prescribed form was validly rejected, as a photocopy of the demand draft, even if notarised, did not satisfy the mandatory tender requirement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 08 May 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194100