2020 (2) TMI 1246

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....an Lekhi,ASGMr. Ashok Pangrahi, Adv. Mr. Nabab Singh, Adv. Mr. B. Krishna Prasad, AOR For the Respondent : Mr. Gopal Shankarnarayanan, Sr. Adv. Ms. Tanya Agarwal, Adv. Ms. Gayatri Verma, Adv. Ms. Nilofar Khan, Adv. Mr. K. S. Rana, AOR ORDER Deepak Gupta, J. Delay condoned. 2. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), through the Directorate of Logistics floated an etender for supply,....

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....issue of interim relief. Mr. Aman Lekhi, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the Department urges that 74 videoscopes are urgently required by the Department. He submits that the judgment of the High Court is wholly incorrect. He also submits that since these equipments are urgently required by the Department and have already been imported into India and are ready for installation, ....

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.... relief. 6. At this stage, we are not going into the merits of the case which will require detailed hearing. We, however, cannot lose sight of the fact that the tender in question was floated in the year 2018. The High Court has cancelled the tender and ordered retender. The tender has not been awarded in favour of M/s. Almighty Techserv. Fresh tendering may lead to long delay in procuring all....