Ambiguous documents to be construed against drafter: Madras HC

General Manager (Contracts Cell) Vs Jyothi Constructions (Madras High Court) The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the General Manager (Contracts Cell) of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), thereby upholding a Single Judge’s order that directed the acceptance of technical bids from Jyothi Constructions and A.M.G. Vijaykumar for a road transportation tender. The tender bids had been initially rejected due to an issue with a specific declaration form, which the High Court found to be ambiguous and irrational. The case originated from a tender floated by IOCL on January...