Authorities Misusing 'Blacklisting' For Unrelated Reasons Is Unacceptable: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has quashed the blacklisting order imposed on V-Marc India Limited by the Superintending Engineer (Material Management-I), Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Limited (VVNL), Meerut, noting that the punishment of blacklisting should be used in rare cases and only when justified by the circumstances. The Court emphasized that blacklisting is an extremely harsh measure, depriving a business of its right to operate, and thus should…