DEEPAK Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner submitted its bid in furtherance of a tender notice dated 09.12.2017 whereby, tenders were invited for road maintenance works under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. The petitioner filed its bid for the district Hanumangarh. The petitioner's bid was declared non-responsive by the respondent authorities on 23/24.01.2018 with reference to Clauses No.16.1, 16.2 and 16.3 of the bid documents which reads as below:

(2.) The bid of the petitioner was rejected on the ground that the Fixed Deposit Receipt submitted by the petitioner was valid only for 120 days and not for 135 days in terms of the above conditions No.16.1, 16.2 and 16.3.

(3.) On the previous date of hearing i.e. on 05.03.2018, Shri Joshi drew the Court's attention to the information supplied by the respondents to the petitioner under the RTI Act indicating that in identical tender process, the respondents have accepted the FDR's submitted by the respective bidder with a validity of 120 days only.