Autonomy to specify requirements of procurement is inherent in procurers: CCI

Mr. Dushyant Vs National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) (Competition Commission of India) The Commission has, in some previous cases, recognising the autonomy of the procurer, stated that the procurer is the best judge of what and how it wants. At the cost of repetition, the Commission notes that every consumer/ procurer must have the freedom to exercise its choice freely in the procurement of goods/services and such a choice is sacrosanct in a market economy. While exercising their choice, OPs are free to stipulate standards for procurement, and the same c...