Blacklisting Of Construction Firm For Filing Forged Experience Certificate In Public Tender Upheld: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has ruled that submitting a forged certificate in a public tender, even while criminal investigation is pending, is a grave matter that seriously undermines the trust of public bodies. The Court emphasized that it is the responsibility of every government corporation to alert other departments about such fraudulent firms, in order to maintain integrity in public contracts. Case background and initial blacklisting The case arose from…