Piyush Kumar Sheth Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

WRIT PETITION, 9780 of 2021, Judgment Date: Jun 15, 2021

Law laid down -

1. Government contract/tender - Notice inviting tender (NIT)-- Cancellation of – Judicial review – Judicial review is limited to see whether order/action is arbitrary, capricious, malafide or hits wednesbury principle – The element of public interest is also relevant which needs to be looked into.

2. Single tender - CVC guidelines – In the light of CVC guideline, it cannot be said that the decision to cancel the single tender is either arbitrary or unreasonable or actuated with malafide. Hence interference is declined.

Piyush Kumar Sheth Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others