M/S Schroder Hydraulics Private Limited v. Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited
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WPC No. 5406 of 2025, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 11/05/2026 (Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice; bench with Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge). M/s Schroder Hydraulics Pvt Ltd & Anr v. Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd & Ors (incl. M/s Sch Hydraulics Pvt Ltd): unsuccessful bidder challenged Letter of Intent dated 12.09.2025 (Rs.71,60,500/-) issued to Respondent No.5 after Reverse Live Auction of 04.07.2025 for brake units (ABVTPS, Marwa), alleging a technical glitch; Court found no technical proof of portal malfunction, held L-1 status confers no vested right, applied the limited judicial-review standard in tender matters per Tata Cellular v. Union of India 1994 (6) SCC 651, declined to adjudicate disputed facts under Article 226 without unimpeachable technical evidence, and dismissed the writ petition with no order as to costs. Statutes referenced: Articles 12, 14, 19, 19(1)(g), 21, 226 of the Constitution of India; Companies Act, 2013; Right to Information Act, 2005.