M/S Uday Singh and Brothers through Its Proprietor Uday Singh, v. C. C. L. through Its Cmd
Case brief
What is this about?
Banning of business / blacklisting by CCL (Central Coalfields Limited); one-year debarment of bidder from submitting bids; absence of show-cause notice before banning order dated 22.10.2024; expiry of ban period rendering order ineffective; interim suspension by Coordinate Bench order dated 08.05.2025; Supreme Court precedents on notice before blacklisting/debarment (Erusian Equipment & Chemicals Ltd. (1975) 1 SCC 70; Raghunath Thakur (1989) 1 SCC 229; Gorkha Security Services (2014) 9 SCC 105); clarification that expired ban cannot be used for future debarment; disposal of writ petition with no costs; petitioner from Hazaribagh; respondents at Ranchi/Khelari; N.A.F.R.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with clarification that the impugned banning order, its one-year term having expired and having been interim-suspended, is no longer effective, will not operate beyond its term or act indefinitely, and cannot be used to debar the petitioner from future business with CCL; pending IAs disposed of; no costs.