https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274627 Judicial review in tender matters is limited to cases of mala fides, bias, arbitrariness or irrationality, and the challenge to the TASMAC bar tender conditions failed on that standard. The Court accepted fixation of the upset price and monthly licence fee by reference to the retail shop's sales turnover as having a rational commercial basis, since the bar was only an adjunct facility for liquor purchasers. It also held that the percentage-based formula was not static because it adjusted with monthly sales, and that the differential treatment for Nilgiris District was supported by prevailing conditions. No mala fides, bias or Article 14 violation was shown. en-us Thu, 23 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 09:26:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274627 Judicial review in tender matters is limited to cases of mala fides, bias, arbitrariness or irrationality, and the challenge to the TASMAC bar tender conditions failed on that standard. The Court accepted fixation of the upset price and monthly licence fee by reference to the retail shop's sales turnover as having a rational commercial basis, since the bar was only an adjunct facility for liquor purchasers. It also held that the percentage-based formula was not static because it adjusted with monthly sales, and that the differential treatment for Nilgiris District was supported by prevailing conditions. No mala fides, bias or Article 14 violation was shown. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 23 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274627