https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458661 Blacklisting by a State instrumentality must rest on objective criteria and remain proportionate to the misconduct so as to comply with Article 14. A false declaration in a tender may justify debarment, but the duration must be assessed against the gravity of the breach, deliberate conduct, harm caused, corrective steps, and any mitigating circumstances. In the absence of internal benchmark guidelines, comparable regulatory standards, including the General Financial Rules and prior sanctions for the same conduct, may inform the assessment. A debarment period found plainly disproportionate is arbitrary and liable to reconsideration. en-us Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:18:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458661 Blacklisting by a State instrumentality must rest on objective criteria and remain proportionate to the misconduct so as to comply with Article 14. A false declaration in a tender may justify debarment, but the duration must be assessed against the gravity of the breach, deliberate conduct, harm caused, corrective steps, and any mitigating circumstances. In the absence of internal benchmark guidelines, comparable regulatory standards, including the General Financial Rules and prior sanctions for the same conduct, may inform the assessment. A debarment period found plainly disproportionate is arbitrary and liable to reconsideration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458661