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MUHAMMAD MUNIR AKHTAR vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through Secretary HUD&PHE, Lahore R — 2023 MLD 34 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2023 MLD 34 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2023
Reporter
MLD
Parties
MUHAMMAD MUNIR AKHTAR vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through Secretary HUD&PHE, Lahore R
Subject matter
Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD MUNIR AKHTAR VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through Secretary HUD&PHE, Lahore R. 2(h)---Bid security---Scope---Procuring agency while inviting bids sought bid security @ 5% of estimated cost in the shape of CDR (Call Deposit Receipt)---Petitioner and respondent were the only contestants---Petitioner deposited the CDR while respondent deposited CDR of lesser amount, however, for the rest of amount he had submitted bank guarantee---Tender Opening Committee rejected the respondent's bid---Grievance Redressal Committee accepted the bid of respondent vide impugned order---Validity---Bid security had been defined in R. 2(h) of Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014---Bid security could be Bank guarantee or other form of security submitted by a bidder together with a bid---Word 'or' used before the words 'other form of security' meant that it was within the domain of competent authority either to ask a Bank guarantee or other form of security which certainly included CDR---attempt was made through unfair means to extend the benefit to respondent by the Grievance Redressal Committee whose bid was rightly rejected by the Tender Opening Committee---Constitutional petition was allowed and the impugned order was set aside.

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