Rishu Kishu Industries Pvt. Ltd. through Its Director Dattatrao Shankarrao Khalte v. the Executive Engineer Beed Irrigation Division and Others
Tender law – rejection of technical bid
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), Writ Petition No. 180 of 2025 with Writ Petition No. 189 of 2025 (Rishu Kishu Industries Pvt Ltd v. Executive Engineer, Beed Irrigation Division & others), decided 08.06.2026, per Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ. Public procurement / e-tendering / technical bid rejection / mandatory digital signature condition / non-compliance with tender terms / financial bid not opened / writ dismissed. Petitioner's challenge to rejection orders dated 20.12.2024 (Technical Evaluation) and 23.12.2024 (Financial Evaluation) failed because digital signing of all uploaded tender documents was a mandatory condition and the petitioner admittedly did not digitally sign all documents; work order issued 03.11.2025 with 80% work reportedly complete.
What did the court decide?
The tender condition requiring all uploaded documents to bear the digital signature of the tenderer or a power-of-attorney holder, failing which documents would not be considered for evaluation, is a mandatory condition of the tender.