In Brief
A printing contractor challenged a show cause notice issued by Chhattisgarh Textbook Corporation, which called upon the firm to show cause why it should not be blacklisted for three years for alleged breach of contract due to failure to complete textbook printing within the stipulated time during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Supreme Court held that a mere allegation of contractual breach does not justify blacklisting—a drastic, stigmatic measure that must follow only grave misconduct, not ordinary default. The Court quashed the show cause notice, finding it an empty formality, while permitting forfeiture of the security deposit as lawful remedy.
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