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State not bound to accept the highest tender of bid: SC
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- State of Punjab Vs Mehar Din (Supreme Court of India)
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- Supreme Court of India
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State of Punjab Vs Mehar Din (Supreme Court of India)
This Court has examined right of the highest bidder at public auctions in umpteen number of cases and it was repeatedly pointed out that the State or authority which can be held to be State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution, is not bound to accept the highest tender of bid. The acceptance of the highest bid or highest bidder is always subject to conditions of holding public auction and the right of the highest bidder is always provisional to be examined in the context in different conditions in which the ...
