In Brief
In this appeal by the Maharashtra Housing Development Authority, the Supreme Court examined whether a bidder in an e-tendering process was entitled to reconsideration of its bid after failing to receive an acknowledgement of submission. The bidder claimed inability to press the 'freeze button' completing the submission, but the National Informatics Centre confirmed via affidavit that the documents could not be retrieved and that no system glitch existed, as evidenced by 427 other successful uploads. The Court held that the bidder's failure to follow mandatory procedures resulted in an invalid bid. The Court interfered with the High Court's directions granting reconsideration, finding that conferring a second opportunity would improperly compromise tender integrity.
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