https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294783 The court found the decision to refuse pre-qualification to be arbitrary and influenced by legal mala fides. The authorities failed to properly consider joint venture liabilities and World Bank guidelines, leading to an unreasonable decision. Emphasizing joint ventures' joint and several liabilities, the court quashed the decision, directing the respondents to provisionally pre-qualify the petitioners' joint venture for bidding, with necessary adjustments. The court stressed the need for reasonableness, rationality, and good faith in administrative actions, ultimately allowing the petition with no costs awarded. en-us Tue, 04 Feb 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 03 May 2021 11:09:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294783 The court found the decision to refuse pre-qualification to be arbitrary and influenced by legal mala fides. The authorities failed to properly consider joint venture liabilities and World Bank guidelines, leading to an unreasonable decision. Emphasizing joint ventures' joint and several liabilities, the court quashed the decision, directing the respondents to provisionally pre-qualify the petitioners' joint venture for bidding, with necessary adjustments. The court stressed the need for reasonableness, rationality, and good faith in administrative actions, ultimately allowing the petition with no costs awarded. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 04 Feb 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294783