https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293016 A private airport operator performing statutory airport functions and operating under a public project framework was held amenable to writ jurisdiction because its activities involved a pervasive public element and were subject to constitutional scrutiny. The petitioner had locus standi to challenge exclusion from the tender process, and mere participation in the selection exercise did not amount to waiver or acquiescence. The Court found the short-listing criteria opaque, the exclusion unexplained, and the award of contract arbitrary for want of transparent, objective and reasoned decision-making, amounting to a breach of Article 14. The tender process was quashed and remitted for reconsideration from the expression-of-interest stage. en-us Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 May 2024 11:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293016 A private airport operator performing statutory airport functions and operating under a public project framework was held amenable to writ jurisdiction because its activities involved a pervasive public element and were subject to constitutional scrutiny. The petitioner had locus standi to challenge exclusion from the tender process, and mere participation in the selection exercise did not amount to waiver or acquiescence. The Court found the short-listing criteria opaque, the exclusion unexplained, and the award of contract arbitrary for want of transparent, objective and reasoned decision-making, amounting to a breach of Article 14. The tender process was quashed and remitted for reconsideration from the expression-of-interest stage. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293016