Rishu Kishu Industries Pvt. Ltd. through Its Director Dattatrao Shankarrao Khalte v. the Executive Engineer Beed Irrigation Division and Others
Tender – mandatory condition of digital signature
Case brief
What is this about?
Rishu Kishu Industries Pvt Ltd v. The Executive Engineer Beed Irrigation Division And Others; Writ Petition No. 180 of 2025 with Writ Petition No. 189 of 2025; Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; challenge to rejection of technical evaluation (20.12.2024) and financial evaluation (23.12.2024) of tender bid; mandatory tender condition requiring digital signature of all uploaded documents; petitioner failed to digitally sign all documents; work order dated 03.11.2025; 80% work complete; writ petitions dismissed on 08.06.2026; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
The condition that all tender documents shall be digitally signed is the mandatory condition stipulated in the tender; documents not bearing digital signature are not considered for evaluation. ¶26