Gayatri Industries v. the Principal Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Gayatri Industries v Principal Secretary, Department of Social Welfare & others; WP No. 39440 of 2025 (GM-TEN); High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru; NC: 2026:KHC:4637; decided 28-01-2026 by Justice B M Shyam Prasad; tender for instant idly/dosa/bajji mix for residential schools, Mysuru District; work order dated 28.11.2025 to Poorva Seeds; alleged non-compliance with preference-to-previous-vendor stipulation; directed to appeal under Section 16, Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999; petition disposed, no relief granted.
What did the court decide?
Whether the condition to give preference to the previous vendor has been considered, and if considered, why it is not extended, is a matter of factual ascertainment, and such ascertainment could be made in the appeal remedy available to the petitioner under Section 16 of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999.