Plain Cargo Solution(Opc) Private Limited and Another v. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court allowed an appeal where a tender bid was rejected due to the lack of physical registration certificates for tank trucks. The court held that the authority could exercise implied powers to relax non-essential terms during the pandemic to ensure fairness. The court ordered the tender to be notionally reopened to include the appellant's acceptable bids.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 19.04.2022 set aside; tender to be notionally reopened to include appellant's bids; letter of acceptance to be issued for qualified tank trucks.