Tdb v. Dy. Director
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala, in appeal before the Ombudsman, granted permission for execution of work by the lowest tenderer at 65% excess over the sanctioned estimate, concurring with the Ombudsman's report and subjecting subsequent expenditure to audit.
What did the court decide?
Permission is granted for execution of work by the lowest tenderer at 65% excess over sanctioned estimate; expenditure to be audited thereafter.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN &
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI
WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2012/21ST BHADRA 1934
DBP.No.150 of 2012 ()
PETITIONER(S):
THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, THIRUNAKKARA, KOTTAYAM.
BY ADV.SRI.G.BIJU, SC FOR TDB.
RESPONDENT(S):
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.PADMARAJ.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether permission can be granted for execution of work by the lowest tenderer exceeding the sanctioned estimate.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
The Travancore Devaswom Board
- respondent
The Deputy Director, Local Fund Audit, Thiruvananthapuram
Coram
Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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