Tender Process Stalled Over ITR and VAT Confusion; Orissa HC Intervenes

Jitendra Kumar Agrawal Vs State of Odisha and others (Orissa High Court) A tender for three sand quarries was issued on 1 August 2022 by the Tahasildar, Jharbandh, with several bidders participating. During the process, the Tahasildar sought clarification regarding acceptance of the petitioner’s Income Tax Return for 2021–22 filed as a Hindu Undivided Family and about the VAT clearance certificate mentioned in the advertisement, which most bidders had not submitted. The Additional District Magistrate later clarified that both individual and HUF ITRs were acceptable under the Odisha Minor ...