https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450802 Calcutta HC ruled in favor of L1 bidder who challenged refusal to grant work order after GST rate increased from 12% to 18% post-tender submission. Court held that State's November 2022 Memorandum allowing GST enhancement even for ongoing tenders was applicable to petitioner's case. Respondent authorities failed Wednesbury test by arbitrarily refusing to apply their own policy, constituting discrimination. Court directed authorities to either issue work order allowing petitioner to incorporate 6% GST enhancement in fresh quotation, or refund earnest money with 10% interest. All subsequent State actions including fresh tenders were set aside. en-us Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 May 2024 15:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450802 Calcutta HC ruled in favor of L1 bidder who challenged refusal to grant work order after GST rate increased from 12% to 18% post-tender submission. Court held that State's November 2022 Memorandum allowing GST enhancement even for ongoing tenders was applicable to petitioner's case. Respondent authorities failed Wednesbury test by arbitrarily refusing to apply their own policy, constituting discrimination. Court directed authorities to either issue work order allowing petitioner to incorporate 6% GST enhancement in fresh quotation, or refund earnest money with 10% interest. All subsequent State actions including fresh tenders were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450802