https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=759614 In public tender evaluation, mandatory bid conditions must be applied uniformly and cannot be enforced selectively. A technical bid could not be rejected for alleged lack of authority where the power of attorney had been executed in favour of the authorised signatory and the tender conditions did not require earlier notarisation. By contrast, acceptance of another bidder's technical bid despite non-submission of mandatory qualification documents, followed by post-opening cure of the defect, was arbitrary and discriminatory. Unequal treatment of bidders in applying mandatory conditions offends fairness, transparency, and Article 14, and vitiates the tender process. en-us Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 08:54:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=759614 In public tender evaluation, mandatory bid conditions must be applied uniformly and cannot be enforced selectively. A technical bid could not be rejected for alleged lack of authority where the power of attorney had been executed in favour of the authorised signatory and the tender conditions did not require earlier notarisation. By contrast, acceptance of another bidder's technical bid despite non-submission of mandatory qualification documents, followed by post-opening cure of the defect, was arbitrary and discriminatory. Unequal treatment of bidders in applying mandatory conditions offends fairness, transparency, and Article 14, and vitiates the tender process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=759614