NDLI: The Blue Dreamz Advertising Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Vs. Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Ors.

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Language	English
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Subject Keyword	Bona fide contractual dispute Tender conditions Breach of obligations Debarment Disproportionate penalty Fulfilment of the reciprocal obligations Bid document Breach of contract Tender Blacklisting Advertisement on street hoardings
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Law Judgement
Jurisdiction	India
Case(s) Referred	Referred Case 0 Referred Case 1 Referred Case 2
Case Type	Appeal
Court	Supreme Court of India
Disposal Nature	Appeal Allowed
Headnote	Tender – Tender conditions – Breach of contract – Blacklisting/ debarment – Respondent no.1-Corporation invited bids for allotment of contract for display of advertisement on street hoardings (including V shaped), Bus passenger shelter and kiosks – Appellant was the successful bidder – There were issues between the appellant and the Corporation with regard to the fulfilment of the reciprocal obligations in the bid document – Following which appellant was blacklisted – By an order of 02.03.2016, the Corporation debarred the appellant from participating in any tender for a period of five years – The Single Judge of the High Court set aside the order of debarment on the ground that there was a bona fide civil dispute between the parties – However, the Division Bench of the High Court set aside the judgment of the Single Judge of the High Court – Justified or not: Held: The appellant, after the award of the tender, has admittedly paid an amount of Rs. 3,71,96,265/-, though, according to the Corporation, the outstanding amount as on the date of the debarment was Rs. 14,63,24,727/- – However, as would be clear from the facts, right from the inception there have been issues between the appellant and the Corporation with regard to the fulfilment of the reciprocal obligations in the bid document – There was exchange of correspondence between the parties with each side blaming the other for not performing the reciprocal obligations – While the appellant had a case with regard to the non-issuance of work orders; non-receipt of formal format of bank guarantee; refusal of No Objection Certificate for obtaining connection from the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Ltd.; existence of only 200 out of 250 allotted street hoardings and so on demonstrating breach of obligations by the Corporation – The Corporation had a case that Bank Guarantee was not the mode of payment and as such there was no reason to insist on Bank Guarantee; that in the joint inspection the appellant’s men failed to cover all the areas and thereafter when appellant was asked to submit a list of allotted location, the appellant failed to furnish the same and further there was huge default on the part of the appellant – All these reasons fall far short of rendering the conduct of the appellant in the present case, so abhorrent as to justify the invocation of the drastic remedy of blacklisting/ debarment – The appellant very clearly has been subjected to a disproportionate penalty – The exchange of correspondence resulted in invocation of the arbitration and it is undisputed that by an award of 26.04.2024, the appellant has been awarded after due set off Rs. 2,23,14,565/- with 8% interest per annum under the very same dispute – It does signify is that there was a bona fide contractual dispute between the parties – The Single Judge was right in setting aside the order of debarment on the ground that there was a bona fide civil dispute between the parties – Therefore, the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court is set aside and the judgment of the Single Judge of the High Court is restored. [Paras 28, 30, 31, 42]
Judge	Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan
Neutral Citation	2024 INSC 589
Petitioner	The Blue Dreamz Advertising Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
Respondent	Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Ors.
SCR	[2024] 8 S.C.R. 189
Judgement Date	2024-08-07
Case Number	8516

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