https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302515 Government procurement policies remain subject to judicial review when a change in tender model lacks rational justification and produces arbitrary or discriminatory exclusion of suppliers. The shift from State-wise to zone-wise tendering, coupled with conditions excluding egg suppliers and outside-State producers, was treated as lacking nexus with the scheme's object and as an unreasonable restriction on trade; the policy and tender conditions were set aside. Mandatory tender publication requirements under the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998 and Rules, 2000 were also enforced, and failure to publish the notice in the prescribed wider forums vitiated the process. The earlier procurement framework was restored and a fresh tender directed. en-us Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 31 May 2022 22:28:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302515 Government procurement policies remain subject to judicial review when a change in tender model lacks rational justification and produces arbitrary or discriminatory exclusion of suppliers. The shift from State-wise to zone-wise tendering, coupled with conditions excluding egg suppliers and outside-State producers, was treated as lacking nexus with the scheme's object and as an unreasonable restriction on trade; the policy and tender conditions were set aside. Mandatory tender publication requirements under the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998 and Rules, 2000 were also enforced, and failure to publish the notice in the prescribed wider forums vitiated the process. The earlier procurement framework was restored and a fresh tender directed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302515