Case Law Details
Nila Infrastructure Limited vs. Surat Municipal Corporation (Gujarat High court)
Non-payment of GST along with the bid fee to procure a tender would amount to non-compliance with the remittance of bid fee – bidder would be liable for disqualification- Gujarat High court
FULL TEXT OF THE HIGH COURT JUDGMENT / ORDER IS AS FOLLOWS:
1.0. Rule. Shri Dhaval Nanavati, learned advocate waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of respondent no.1 and Shri Mahavir Gadhvi, learned advocate waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of respondent no.2. In the facts and circumstance of the case and with the consent of the learned advocates for the respective parties, present petition is taken up for final hearing today.
2.0. By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for an appropriate writ, direction and order to quash and set aside the impugned decision of the respondent Corporation to disqualify the petitioner no.1 treating its bid as nonresponsive and ineligible on the sole ground that while submitting the bid the petitioner no.1 has not paid Goods and Services Tax (hereinafter referred to as the “GST”) to the respondent with the Bid/ Document Fee.
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