Letter of allotment issued by CIDCO officially confirmed the winning of bid.Yet, the CIDCO officials rejected the objection and proceeded with the former as it was the highest bidder. Metropolis Hotels bid on this tender which was objected by Indian Hotels Company Ltd.Tender was called by the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) to lease a certain property (land) for infrastructural development.The decision was made by the division bench represented by Honourable Chief Justice N V Ramana, Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Surya Kant.Public authorities have a responsibility to maintain the Right to Equality under Article 14 of the Constitution, Fairness, Arbitrariness and to maintain zero favouritism in the process of transparent bidding for government contracts.Such abuse of bureaucratic power would result in the reluctance of businessmen to engage in government contracts comprises.As it leads to jeopardizing the public interest in the long run. Sheer reasoning of “Public Interest” cannot be used to revoke the work done by the previous regime.This obligation has no exemption for State, who can be a party to a contract. As upholding the principles of Law as well as equity.

They are bound to fulfil the agreement that they have entered into. Fairness and bona fide standard embedded in contracts is applicable to all parties to a contract.When the State is bringing up allegations of financial loss or defence through public interest onus vests on the State and it is bound to produce evidence in material facts and numbers.

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