Supreme Court Faults High Court’s Reading of ‘May’ as ‘Shall’, Grants Relief to Contractor
The Supreme Court has ruled that the word “may” used in tender conditions cannot automatically be treated as “shall” or a compulsory condition. The Court granted major relief to RR Constructions and Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd. after its tender bid was rejected for submitting the Earnest Money Deposit through a Fixed Deposit Receipt instead of a Demand Draft. The judgment was delivered by a bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and…
