HC: Absent explicit requirement, non-submission of GST clearance certificate no ground to reject tender application

Himachal Pradesh HC holds that tender application cannot be rejected on the ground that the petitioner had not uploaded the month-wise GST Clearance Certificate ; Remarks, “it is not open for the authorities to reject the applications/bid for non compliance of the condition(s) not mentioned or highlighted in the tender notification”; Consequently, holds the action of the Revenue in rejecting the tender application/technical bid of the petitioner as arbitrary, contrary to ...