In Brief
Score Information Technologies challenged the Division Bench's decision setting aside a Smart Card driving licence project arrangement made without public transparency. The appellant (Score) had entered an MOU with HILTRON (a public undertaking) to execute the work. The High Court's Single Judge dismissed the writ petition, finding no locus standi. The Division Bench reversed this, holding that the arrangement lacked transparency, violating Article 14 principles. The Supreme Court upheld the Division Bench but noted that bidder qualification must be assessed at award time, not locus standi stage. The Court directed the State to re-address the matter transparently within a decade-old MOU framework and expeditiously execute the project in public interest.
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