Citation Name: 2024 PLD 56 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF BALOCHISTAN vs GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary, Quetta Ss — 2024 PLD 56 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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Citation: 2024 PLD 56 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: PLD
Parties: Citation Name: 2024 PLD 56 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF BALOCHISTAN vs GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary, Quetta Ss
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 26; Balochistan Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Act

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2024 PLD 56 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF BALOCHISTAN VS GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary, Quetta Ss. 4, 26 & 27---Balochistan Public Procurement Rules, 2014, R. 11-A---Notification No. FD.US (Procurement) 2-1/e Procurement/ 2022-23/854- 797 dated 18-11-2022---Vires of---Electronic Public Procurement---Petitioners assailed bidding process on the plea that procurements/bids were not conducted electronically via e-bidding---Validity---Electronic bidding was an advanced, fool proof secured procurement system free from all encumbrance and indulgence of Government officials and public representatives---Such bidding process guaranteed a fair competition among the bidders and was to bring real value of public money in terms of services on one hand and on the other hand it could save public money---Difficulties arising in giving effect to any of the provisions could be removed under S. 26 of Balochistan Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Act, 2009, by the Government---Notification on the touch stone of Ss. 4, 26 & 27 of Balochistan Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Act, 2009, basically created difficulties rather than eradicating the same and was inconsistent with the provisions of Balochistan Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Act, 2009 and Balochistan Public Procurement Rules, 2014---Notification bearing No. FD.US (Procurement) 2-1/e Procurement/2022-23/854- 797 dated 18-11-2022, wherein, threshold for e-bidding for works had been revised and enhanced from Rs. 50.00 M to 500.00 M till 30-06-2023 was arbitrary---High Court declared the notification No. FD.US (Procurement) 2-1/e Procurement/ 2022-23/854- 797 dated 18-11-2022, void ab initio and cancelled the same---Constitutional petition was allowed, in circumstances.

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